Afghanistan, Nov. 9 -- At least 14 people have been killed and dozens of others taken to hospital after a fire engulfed a high-rise building in the northern Chinese city of Taiyuan, prompting an emergency response involving firefighters and rescue teams, local authorities said.
The South China Morning Post reported on Monday, November 9, citing the local Yingze district government and Chinese state media, that the fire broke out at around 5 p.m. on Sunday in downtown Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province. Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze by approximately 7 p.m., while rescue operations were completed around 8:30 p.m., according to the authorities.
The initial reports indicated that 38 people had been taken to hospital follow...