19 dead in north China coal mine company building fire

Death toll has risen to 19 after a fire broke out Thursday morning at a building of a coal mine company in north China's Shanxi Province, according to the Shanxi branch of the National Mine Safety Administration.

Report informs via Xinhua that the fire ripped through the second floor of the five-story building located in Lishi District of Lyuliang City. Rescue efforts are underway, according to local authorities.

The building belongs to the private Yongju coal mine company, which has a production capacity of 120 tonnes a year.

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Eleven people were killed after a fire broke out Thursday morning at a building of a coal mine company in Lyuliang City in north China's Shanxi Province, according to the municipal emergency management authority.

Report informs via Xinhua that the fire occurred in Lyuliang's Lishi District.

Rescue efforts are underway, according to the authorities.