SHENYANG – A devastating fire at a restaurant in the city of Liaoyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, has killed 22 people and injured three others, while the operator of the establishment has been detained by police, according to the city government.
The fatal blaze started at 12:25 p.m. on Tuesday, with a total of 22 fire trucks and 85 firefighters dispatched to the scene, where they swiftly extinguished the flames and conducted search-and-rescue operations.
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