China jails 13 over 2023 Shanxi coal company fire that killed 26


BEIJING: A court in northern China has sentenced 13 people to prison over a deadly fire at a coal mine company's building in Lyuliang, Shanxi province that killed 26 people and injured 38 others.

The blaze broke out in the early hours of Nov 16, 2023 in a bathroom on the second floor of a dormitory and bathhouse building owned by Yongju Coal Industry in Lyuliang city. The fire, which spread across an area of about 900sq m, resulted in losses of almost 50 million yuan ($7 million).

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