Fatal Fire And Stampede At Club
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At least 43 people have been killed after a fire and stampede at a nightclub in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, according to state-run media.
The Xinhua news agency said that at least 88 people were injured in the blaze in the city near the border with Hong Kong.
Hundreds of people were watching a show on the third floor of the King of the Dancers club when the fire broke out.
An initial police investigation showed that it was triggered by fireworks ignited during the show, Xinhua said.
Many of the deaths and injuries occurred during a stampede to escape through a small hallway, a club staff member was quoted as saying.
"There was only a narrow aisle... in the hall. Many people got hurt in the stampede," Yang Zhi said, according to Xinhua.
Yang doused his clothes in water before fleeing but still suffered burns on his neck, it said.
Guangdong province Communist Party Secretary Wang Yang ordered that victims' families be "appeased" and "social stability" maintained, the China News Service said.
Wang ordered that authorities quickly find those responsible for the fire and step up efforts to treat the injured.
Fatal fires are common in public places in China because of the routine flouting or ignorance of fire and safety measures.
In 2000, a fire at a disco in the central city of Luoyang left 311 people dead.
And last October, a blaze at a shoe factory in Fujian province killed 37.
The Xinhua news agency said that at least 88 people were injured in the blaze in the city near the border with Hong Kong.
Hundreds of people were watching a show on the third floor of the King of the Dancers club when the fire broke out.
An initial police investigation showed that it was triggered by fireworks ignited during the show, Xinhua said.
Many of the deaths and injuries occurred during a stampede to escape through a small hallway, a club staff member was quoted as saying.
"There was only a narrow aisle... in the hall. Many people got hurt in the stampede," Yang Zhi said, according to Xinhua.
Yang doused his clothes in water before fleeing but still suffered burns on his neck, it said.
Guangdong province Communist Party Secretary Wang Yang ordered that victims' families be "appeased" and "social stability" maintained, the China News Service said.
Wang ordered that authorities quickly find those responsible for the fire and step up efforts to treat the injured.
Fatal fires are common in public places in China because of the routine flouting or ignorance of fire and safety measures.
In 2000, a fire at a disco in the central city of Luoyang left 311 people dead.
And last October, a blaze at a shoe factory in Fujian province killed 37.
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