17 dead in Changchun restaurant fire in China


The blaze broke out at 12.40pm on Sept 28, 2022. - SCREENGRAB FROM WEIBO

BEIJING (AFP): A fire at a restaurant in northeastern China on Wednesday (Sept 28) killed 17 people and injured three, according to local authorities.

The blaze broke out at 12:40pm local time in an eatery in the city of Changchun, the local government said in a statement posted on the Weibo social media platform.

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