Restaurant fire kills 17 people in northeastern China

Authorities say a restaurant fire has killed 17 people in the city of Changchun in northeastern China

ByThe Associated Press
September 28, 2022, 4:45 AM

BEIJING -- A restaurant fire killed 17 people on Wednesday in the city of Changchun in northeastern China, authorities said.

The fire was reported about 12:40 p.m. in a high-tech section of the Changchun New Area industrial zone, according to a social media post by the zone's management committee.

Three other people were injured and taken to a hospital for treatment, the post said. The cause of the fire was under investigation.

Changchun is an auto manufacturing center and the capital of Jilin province.

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