Fire in China coal company office kills 26

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A fire that erupted in the office of a coal company in northern China has killed 26 people, state media said on Thursday, the latest in a series of deadly accidents in the coal industry. At least 38 people were injured in the blaze, which broke out at the four-storey Yongju Coal Industry Joint Building in the country’s top coal-producing hub of Shanxi. Calls to the company by the Reuters news agency were not answered. China’s president, on a trip to the United States, urged the authorities to ensure more safety measures are put in place, the state-run Xinhua news...