UPI en Español  |   UPI Asia  |   About UPI  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Six die in China wholesale market fire

|
 
Published: Jan. 6, 2013 at 10:11 PM

SHANGHAI, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A fire erupted Sunday in a wholesale farm produce market in Shanghai's Pudong district, killing at least six and injuring more than 10 people, authorities said.

The fire broke out about 8:30 p.m. and it took firefighters until early Monday to bring it under control, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The report quoted a doctor at Shanghai's Changhai Hospital that three of those injured had suffered serious burns.

Rescuers continued their search for any other victims.

There was no immediate report on the cause of the blaze.

© 2013 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
'Star Trek Into Darkness' screening NBC upfronts Met Ball 2013
'Great Gatsby' premieres in New York Spire raised on top of One WTC 2013: Celebrity break ups and divorces
Additional World News Stories
1 of 15
World War Z premiere in New York
View Caption
Brad Pitt arrives on the red carpet at the New York Premiere of "World War Z" in Times Square in New York City on June 17, 2013. UPI/John Angelillo
fark
Brazilians of Brazilians bellyache Brasilia budgets and bus boost
When you order a graduation cake and ask for a "CAP" to be drawn on it you might want to spell it...
Hands and feet bound, head removed. Clearly it's a suicide
Who is going to Comic-Con International? I will be cos-playing as thermal bandage LeeLoo for your...
Arizona woman sues Fox News after her children watch Youtube videos
Woman locked in trunk of own car by side of highway was not kidnapped, merely drunk