A hotel fire that broke out Saturday (August 25) morning in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has left 18 people dead, the provincial fire department confirmed.

A fire early on Saturday morning at a hot springs hotel in the far
northeastern Chinese city of Harbin killed 18 people, with 19 injured.
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The deadly fire started at 4:36 a.m. Saturday at Beilong Hot
Spring Leisure Hotel in Songbei District. It was put out at 7:50 a.m.
During the search, firemen cleared the area twice, finding 18
bodies and sending 19 people injured to hospital.
Further investigation is underway.
The Ministry of Emergency Management has urged all-out efforts
in the resue and investigation, and sent a work team to Harbin to guide the
site work.
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Source: NDO
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