SHIJIAZHUANG, March 28 (Xinhua) — Eleven people died Monday in a fire at an abandoned cold storage facility in Cangxian County, Cangzhou City of north China\’s Hebei Province, said local authorities.
At around 2:30 p.m., a fire broke out at the abandoned cold storage facility at Dongcun Village, Cui\’erzhuang Township, during a demolition process. It was extinguished at 10:55 p.m., according to a local government statement published Tuesday.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.