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Authorities raise Taiyuan building-fire death toll to 14
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Revised toll follows Sunday’s completed rescue operation
Authorities raised the death toll from a building fire in Taiyuan, northern China, from five to 14 on November 9, Xinhua reported. The fire began in Yingze district at 4:59 p.m. local time on November 8. Firefighting and search-and-rescue operations ended that evening; the cause remains under investigation. The earlier report of 38 people taken to hospital included five who died, so it should not be read as 38 additional injuries. The timestamp records publication of the November 9 report, rather than the fire’s start.
Death toll rises to 14 in north China building fire — Xinhua · Apartment building fire in China's Shanxi province kills 14 · 山西太原一建筑火灾已致14人遇难，此前共有38人送医救治