8 killed in massive fire at vegetable market in China

Authorities were investigating the cause of the fire in the city of Zhangjiakou, which was doused just over an hour after it broke out at about 8.40 am, the broadcaster added.

Huge dark billows of smoke hung over the market in the city’s Qiaoxi district, videos posted by other media on China’s Weibo microblogging site showed, along with large flames.

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