At least 39 people have been killed and nine others injured in a fire in China’s southeastern province of Jiangxi, according to government officials.
The blaze broke out on Wednesday in the basement of shops in the city of Xinyu. State broadcaster CCTV said the rescue operation had concluded finished and there were no longer any people trapped in the building.
CCTV video showed several fire trucks and other emergency response vehicles arriving on the scene as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames.
More than 100 firefighters, police and local government officials were deployed.
The local government said that the cause of the fire was under investigation.
