30 killed, dozens hurt in China hotel fire

January 29, 1997
Web posted at: 2:00 p.m. EST (1900 GMT)

CHANGSHA, China (CNN) -- At least 30 people were killed and dozens more injured in a fire that raged through a hotel in central China Wednesday. Some people were hurt when they leapt from windows to escape the flames, officials said.

The blaze broke out early Wednesday morning on the second floor of the Yanshan Hotel in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, and the flames spread swiftly to the seventh floor, the official Xinhua news agency said. It said some hotel guests were forced to jump from windows when the fire blocked the exits.

Reuters contributed to this report.

 

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