Apartment fire kills 13, many hospitalized in central Chinese city of Zhengzhou
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a man checks a charred ammeter box at a seven-story apartment building after a fire in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, Thursday, June 25, 2015. A fire erupted on the ground level of the building in the early morning but the cause of the fire was not known, state broadcaster CCTV said. (Zhu Xiang/Xinhua via AP) NO SALES (The Associated Press)
Chinese state media say 13 people have been killed after a fire broke out in a seven-story apartment building in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou.
State broadcaster CCTV said Thursday that the fire erupted early morning in a hallway on the ground level and that most people died from smoke inhalation.
The TV says multiple people have been hospitalized with burning injuries.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It says the cause of the fire is under investigation.