Short circuit blamed for fatal fire in north China
24/12/2008 17:25
A short circuit in an electrical wire has been found to be the cause of a
fire that killed seven people in a massage parlor in north China's Shanxi
Province earlier this month, local authorities said today.
Investigators have
ruled out arson, TV explosion, and fire residues as causes of the deadly blaze
happened on Dec. 12 in the Mingren Massage Parlor in Yanhu District, Yuncheng
City, a city government spokesman said.
Four men and three women were
smothered to death by smoke from the fire, he said.
Local authorities have
temporarily closed all entertainment venues in the city and are carrying out
safety checks, he added.
Xinhua
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