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Tower block on fire in central China
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-08 12:54
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WUHAN: About 200 fire-fighters have been called out to a blaze in mixed commercial-residential building in downtown Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province.
A fire-fighter said the fire appeared to be confined to the second and third storeys of the building, which was about 20 storeys high.
People could be seen fleeing the building, which was enveloped in heavy smoke, said the fire-fighter.
It was not known if anyone was still in the building, he said.
The blaze was reported at about 10 am, he said.
