NANCHANG, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-nine people were killed and nine others injured after a building fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the city of Xinyu in east China's Jiangxi Province, local authorities said.
The fire broke out from a street shop in the Yushui District of Xinyu, said the local fire response emergency headquarters.
The rescue operations concluded at 8:50 p.m., with no remaining people trapped. Among the injured, eight are in stable condition, while another one is being rescued.
A senior official with the Ministry of Emergency Management has rushed to Xinyu to oversee the rescue and aftermath work.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway. ■
