In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, firefighters at the scene of a footwear factory fire in Jiangtou village, Chendai township of Jinjiang city, southeastern China's Fujian province, ...

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A fire at a shoe factory in eastern China has killed at least 28 people, according to state media. Authorities say more than 500 firefighters and 35 fire engines were deployed to the scene on Thursday ...

Authorities are investigating a blaze at a shoe factory in southeastern China's Fujian province that killed 28 people, ...

After a blaze at a shoe factory killed 28 people, Chinese leader Xi Jinping raised concerns about repeated deadly workplace accidents. Underscoring the Chinese leadership’s mounting concern about ...

Twenty-eight people have been killed following a fire at a shoe factory in Jinjiang City, east China’s Fujian Province, on Thursday, local authorities said. Firefighters worked to reach people trapped ...

BEIJING – At least 28 people were killed in a fire at a shoe factory in southeastern China on Thursday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, after flames engulfed the multistory building, trapping ...

A devastating fire at a major shoe manufacturing facility in southern China has claimed the lives of at least 28 workers, with many others injured. The blaze, which spread rapidly through the ...