00:01At least 28 people were killed after a fire tore through a shoe factory in eastern China on Thursday, state
00:08media reported.
00:09Footage shared by state television showed firefighters dousing the facade in the interior of the large multi-story building as
00:16thick black smoke poured out.
00:18People could be seen taking refuge near the windows and on the roof of the building while the blaze tore
00:24through the lower floors.
00:25Hours after the fire broke out at the factory, there were fears that people were still trapped inside the building.
00:33Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the cause of the accident must be identified as soon as possible and that
00:39those responsible should be held accountable.
00:42In November, China launched a campaign against fire hazards in high-rise buildings after a blaze tore through a residential
00:49complex in Hong Kong.
00:50A month later, a fire in a residential building in southern China's Guangdong province killed 12 people.
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