120801 Fire rips through Wal-Mart outlet in NE China
China Aug 01 2012 “Building” “Stores”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Web Source: China Daily
http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/01/content_15637926.htm
Date: 1 August, 2012
Country: China
Fire rips through Wal-Mart outlet in NE China
Updated: 2012-08-01-13:34
DALIAN – A fire ripped through a Wal-Mart outlet in Dalian, a port city in Northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Wednesday morning, local authorities said.
No casualties have been reported.
The fire broke out at 9 am on the fifth floor of the outlet, giving off heavy smoke, a spokesman with the city’s emergency response office said.
Six people have been rescued and more than 10 fire trucks are working to put out the fire, the spokesman said.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.