At least 28 people have died in a fire at a shoe factory in China, the state news agency New China (Xinhua) said.
Firefighters and rescue workers in China struggled to put out a fire at a shoe factory on Thursday. “Heavy losses” in human life are feared, according to President Xi Jinping.
State television CCTV shows nearly 200 firefighters working to extinguish the facade and interior of a multi-storey building, while thick black smoke pours out. People are seen taking shelter near windows and on the roof of the building, while the fire rages on the lower floors.
President Xi Jinping calls for intensified search and rescue efforts.
“The cause of the fire should be identified as soon as possible … and those responsible must be held strictly accountable,” Xi told CCTV.
