4 detained over China trading company fire that killed 38
Four people have been detained over a fire at an industrial trading company in central China that killed 38 people
By AP News
Published - Nov 22, 2022, 09:23 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 23, 2023, 11:36 AM EDT
BEIJING (AP) — Four people have been detained over a fire at an industrial trading company in central China that killed 38 people, reports said Wednesday.
The fire Monday was caused by welding sparks that ignited cotton cloth being stored at a facility run by the firm Kaixinda, authorities said.
Two of the company’s employees and two from a clothing firm were detained, Anyang Mayor Gao Yong told reporters late Tuesday, according to state media. They have not been formally arrested and there was no immediate word on what charges they may face.
In addition to the dead, two people were injured in the fire that took more than four hours to extinguish.
