A fire on Sunday at a high-rise building in Taiyuan, in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi, killed 14 people, the state-run Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
The fire broke out in the building in downtown Taiyuan at 4:59 pm local time on Sunday, state media said.
Flames were put out roughly two hours later, and authorities said rescue operations concluded by 8:30 pm with 38 people transported to the hospital. Five were confirmed dead by late Sunday night.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, state media said on Monday.
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