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China: Fire breaks out in a hotel in Jiangxi province, several feared trapped inside
Unknown number of people were trapped as a fire broke out in a hotel in China's Jiangxi province on Saturday, firefighters said.

Beijing: Unknown number of people were trapped as a fire broke out in a hotel in China's Jiangxi province on Saturday, firefighters said.[caption id="attachment_3302228" align="alignleft" width="380"]![Representational image. Reuters]()

Representational image. Reuters[/caption]The fire was spotted on the second floor of the HNA Platinum Mix Hotel in Nanchang, Xinhua news agency quoted firefighters as saying.More than 10 construction workers were working on a decoration project when the fire erupted, said a woman who escaped the blaze.A man who broke the window to jump from the second floor was injured and rushed to hospital.The four-storey hotel is connected to a 24-storey apartment building, where people are also found trapped.About 10 fire tenders were dousing the flames.
First Published:Feb 25, 2017, 12:03:09 IST
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