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9 missing in fire at warehouse under construction in east China

Published : 07 Dec 2024, 23:07

  DF News Desk
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows rescue vehicles parking near the site of a department store fire in Zigong City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 18, 2024. File Photo: Xinhua.

Nine people have been missing in a fire that broke out at a refrigerated warehouse under construction in east China's Shandong Province on Saturday afternoon, reported Xinhua, quoting authorities.

The fire occurred around 1 p.m. at the warehouse owned by a local company called Lanrun in the city of Rongcheng as the insulation materials caught fire.

The fire has been brought under control and rescue efforts are in full swing, according to rescuers at the site.

The cause of the accident is being investigated.