South China club fire kills at least 43, injures 51

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GUANGZHOU -- A fire at a club in south China's Guangdong Province left at least 43 people dead and 51 others injured on Saturday night, local police said.

The fire broke out at about 11 p.m. at a club in Longgang District in Shenzhen City. The injured have been hospitalized.

The fire has been extinguished.

The Party chief of the province Wang Yang has ordered an immediate investigation into the cause of the accident.

It sounds like the cause was fireworks used in the bar. More info has been posted by our member jesse under the topic Terrible News: A bar In Longgang. Shenzhen on fire last night with at least 43 dead!!!!!!!!

• Video on Chinese TV from BBC: "Fire at China club leaves 43 dead"
• CNN also has some details "Fireworks blaze kills 43 in nightclub"

Source: China Daily