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Fire leaves over 270 people homeless in NW China

AP 1/9/2011 2:16:04 AM

A state news agency says a fire raced through hundreds of houses in a remote village in northwestern China, leaving more than 270 people homeless in freezing temperatures. No casualties were reported.

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Thursday, January 13, 2011

CNN 10 die in hotel fire in China

1/13/2011 10:24:00 AM GMT
Ten people died and four others were hospitalized Thursday after a fire ripped through a hotel in China's central Hunan province, state-run Xinhua news agency said, citing local government sources.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

AP Fireworks blast kills 9 in China ahead of New Year

1/12/2011 10:21:03 PM GMT
A state news agency has reported that a blast at an illegal fireworks factory in rural China has killed at least nine people.

Xinhua Chinese fire officials to inspect local facilities ahead of Spring Festival

1/12/2011 5:06:00 AM GMT
China's Ministry of Public Security has dispatched eight groups of fire officials to inspect local fire fighting brigades and public facilities to ensure fire safety is maintained during the upcoming Spring Festival.

Sunday, January 09, 2011

AP Fire leaves over 270 people homeless in NW China

1/9/2011 2:16:04 AM GMT
A state news agency says a fire raced through hundreds of houses in a remote village in northwestern China, leaving more than 270 people homeless in freezing temperatures. No casualties were reported.

Xinhua Blaze leaves more than 270 homeless in NW China

1/9/2011 1:39:01 AM GMT
More than 270 people in a village in northwest China's Gansu Province have been left homeless after a fire early Sunday morning ripped through residential buildings, said local authorities.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

CNN Chinese officials fired over deadly road accident

12/28/2010 11:26:00 AM GMT
Six education and traffic officials were fired Tuesday, a day after 14 children died when a three-wheeled vehicle plunged into a creek in central China, according to state media.

CNN 6 officials fired after China crash kills 14 children

12/28/2010 10:42:00 AM GMT
Six education and traffic officials were fired Tuesday, a day after 14 children died when a three-wheeled vehicle plunged into a creek in central China, according to state media.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Xinhua Shopping mall on fire in east China, firemen rush to rescue people trapped

12/24/2010 5:51:03 AM GMT
Fire engulfed an electric appliance store in east China's Zhejiang Province Friday night, local police said.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

New York Times China Detains Officials Over Shanghai Fire

12/23/2010 9:00:00 PM GMT
Prosecutors in Shanghai said on Friday that they had detained three government officials for their role in a high-rise apartment fire here that killed 58 people.

New York Times China Detains Government Officials Over Shanghai Fire

12/23/2010 9:00:00 PM GMT
Prosecutors in Shanghai said on Friday that they had detained three government officials for their role in a high-rise apartment fire here that killed 58 people.

Guardian Beijing car restrictions backfire

12/23/2010 11:28:04 AM GMT
A new plan to restrict traffic on Beijing's notoriously jammed streets backfired today as a pre-emptive surge in car ownership forced the resignation of the vice-mayor. Huang Wei, who is responsible for traffic, stood down amid a frenzy of vehicle-buying that has led to queues forming before dawn outside showrooms.

Monday, December 20, 2010