A fire at a shoe factory in eastern China on Thursday killed at least 28 people, state news agency Xinhua said, citing a preliminary toll.
Dozens of fire and rescue personnel were racing to extinguish the blaze that tore through the factory in Jinjiang city, authorities said, with President Xi Jinping reporting "heavy human losses" without giving a specific toll.
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