10 Killed In Hotel Blaze In Southeastern China's Nanchang

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Fire broke out on the second floor of 4-storey hotel on
Saturday morning.

3 dead, 14 injured say Chinese state media reports

Fire was extinguished; resuce officials searching for
trapped people



Shanghai: A fierce blaze at HNA Platinum Mix hotel in southeastern China killed 10 people, the official Xinhua news
agency said in a post on its official microblog on Saturday.

The fire broke out on Saturday morning at the hotel in the
inland city of Nanchang, the capital of China's Jiangxi
province, trapping people inside, including workers who 
were carrying out renovations on the building.


Videos and photos on Chinese social media showed thick
plumes of smoke coming from the hotel building and 
dozens of fire trucks and rescue workers on the scene.

Xinhua said one person had been injured jumping from a
second floor window to escape and had been taken to
hospital.

Rescue work in the building was basically completed, said
Xinhua, adding that initial probes suggested the cause of the
fire was tools used to cut construction materials.

The news agency added seven people had been detained 
by police while investigations continued.

Deadly fires are not uncommon in China, where safety

regulations are lax and fire exits often blocked.