Emergency crews acted swiftly to contain the blaze and evacuate nearby residents
\n Liaoyang
\nA fire at a restaurant in Liaoyang City, northeastern China, killed 22 people on Tuesday, according to state media, marking one of the country\u2019s deadliest recent tragedies.
\nThe blaze broke out at 12:25 pm local time in a ground-floor eatery located in a residential area of Liaoning Province. Three peoples were injured in the incident.
\nFootage shared on Chinese social media platforms showed flames consuming the shopfront as thick smoke rose above the scene. Paramedics could be seen treating victims on stretchers outside the burning building.
\nPresident Xi Jinping called the incident \u201ca deeply sobering lesson\u201d and urged local authorities to swiftly investigate the cause, tend to the injured, and hold responsible parties to account, according to the state media
\nEmergency crews, including 22 fire engines and 85 firefighters, were dispatched. Provincial party secretary Hao Peng confirmed that on-site rescue work had been completed and people had been evacuated.
\nThe cause of the fire remains under investigation, but the incident adds to a string of similar fatal blazes in recent months, raising questions about fire safety compliance across public venues in China.
\nThe incident follows a series of deadly accidents across China in recent years. In April, a fire at a nursing home for the elderly in Hebei Province claimed 20 lives.
\nLast year, gas leaks were behind several high-profile blasts, including a restaurant explosion in Hebei that killed two and injured 26 in March, and a fatal blast in a residential tower in Shenzhen in September that left one dead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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