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Central China hotel fire kills 11

Updated: 2013-04-14 19:48
( Xinhua/chinadaily.com.cn)

WUHAN - Eleven people have been confirmed dead and 50 others injured in a hotel fire that occurred Sunday in Central China's Hubei province, local authorities said.

Central China hotel fire kills 11

Rooms of a hotel are seen on fire in Xiangyang city, Central China's Hubei province on April 14, 2013. [Photo provided by Fire Corps of Hubei Provincial Public Security Deparment] 

The fire broke out at 6:38 am in a hotel in the Fancheng District of the city of Xiangyang, the district government said.

The fire was extinguished at 8:50 am, according to local firefighters.

The injured have been sent to local hospitals to receive treatment. Some are in serious condition.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, local police said.

Central China hotel fire kills 11

Firefighers carry an injured person into an ambulance in Xiangyang city, Central China's Hubei province on April 14, 2013. 

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