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A fire has killed 13 people and seriously injured another one at a textile company in the southern Chinese city of Shantou on Friday, local authorities said.
The fire broke out at 12:43 p.m. Friday at the four-storey building of the Chuanghui Textile Co., Ltd. located at the Xinpo Village, Gurao Township in Guangdong Province, the municipal public security bureau of Shantou reported. It has now been put out.
The injured worker has been rushed to a local hospital, police said, and an investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
Editor: Yan
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