Factory fire kills at least 28 in China's 'shoe capital'

Footage shows huge flames rising from a building and thick, black smoke rising into the sky.

Factory Fire in China Causes ‘Significant’ Casualties, Xi Says

At least a dozen people appeared to be trapped on the roof of a shoe factory, in video released by state news media.

By Lily Kuo and Pei-Lin Wu

At least 28 people killed as fire engulfs shoe factory in China

Beijing demands 'all-out' effort to extinguish the blaze, search for survivors and treat the injured.

China: Dozens killed in shoe factory fire

Hundreds of rescue workers were dispatched to the site in Jinjiang, China, where many had become trapped in a burning factory. President Xi Jinping said "heavy human losses" were expected.

28 killed in factory blaze in the heart of Chinese shoe manufacturing hub

Twenty-eight people died following a massive fire in a shoe manufacturing plant in Jinjiang, in China’s eastern Fujian province, on Thursday, state news agency Xinhua reported. Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered an all-out effort to rescue and treat the victims, and swiftly investigate. The blaze was reported at 12.04pm at the Huiteng Shoes Co. factory on Kaituo Road East in the town of Chendai. Fire authorities in Quanzhou sent emergency crews, including 183 firefighters and 35 fire trucks...

By Xinlu Liang

China shoe factory fire: Several feared trapped, dead in Fujian; rescue operation on

At least 28 killed in shoe factory fire in southeast China, state media says

Jinjiang, in the coastal Fujian province, is a major footwear and clothing manufacturing hub and is often referred to as China's "shoe capital."

Shoe factory fire in China kills at least 28

A fire that tore through a shoe factory in eastern China today killed at least 28 people, state media said, after scores of fire and rescue personnel raced to extinguish the blaze.

At Least 28 Killed In Fire At Shoe Factory In Eastern China

Hours after the fire broke out at the Huiteng Shoes factory around noon (0400 GMT), authorities feared people were still trapped inside the building in Jinjiang city, Fujian province.

28 dead in shoe factory fire in east China

Officials say a factory fire spread rapidly as flammable shoe materials stored inside fuelled the blaze

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Factory fire kills at least 28 in China’s ‘shoe capital’

A fire at a shoe factory in the south-eastern Chinese city of Jinjiang has killed at least 28 people, according to the state news agency.

By Emmanuel Tetteh