A massive fire broke out in a 14-storey commercial 'shopping mall' in Zigong city, located in southwest China. Due to which 16 people died and many people got burnt and injured. China's government media has given this information. There was chaos due to a sudden fire in a commercial building at six in the evening.
75 people evacuated safely
According to the government news agency, after 6 pm on Wednesday, fire fighting and rescue teams received information about a fire in the 14-storey mall, after which rescue workers reached the spot and evacuated 75 people safely.
At present it is not known how the fire broke out and how many people were present in the mall at the time of the incident. Some videos of this incident have surfaced on social media in which a plume of smoke is seen rising in the lower part of the building, after which the fire engulfed the entire building.
Fire extinguished with the help of drone
According to the media, the fire was so terrible that it could not be extinguished by fire engines. For this reason, later the help of drones was also taken. Let us tell you that in a few months from the beginning of this year till May 20, 947 people have died in fire incidents.