Blaze in south China earphone factory kills 13
14:28, 21 May 2009
MOSCOW, May 21 () - At least 13 people died and another four were seriously injured during a fire in a headphone factory in southern China's province of Guangdong on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
The blaze broke out early in the morning on the ground floor of the 5-storey Zhang Peixiong plant in Shantou and destroyed 202 square meters (2,175 sq. ft.).
Firefighters also rescued 28 people from the building; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version.