Apartment block fire in China’s Nanjing city kills at least 15, officials say

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At least 15 people were killed and 44 injured in a fire at a residential building in eastern China’s Nanjing city, local authorities said. The fire broke out early Friday morning, officials said at a press conference, with a preliminary investigation suggesting the blaze started on the building’s first floor, where electric bikes had been placed. The building is located in the Yuhuatai district of Nanjing, a city of more than 8 million about 260km north-west of Shanghai. By 6am (2200 GMT) the fire had been extinguished, and a search-and-rescue operation ended about 2pm Friday, authorities said. The 44 injured...