{
  "id": 19088541,
  "title": "Apartment building fire in China's Shanxi province kills 14",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/apartment-building-fire-in-chinas-shanxi-province-kills-14",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T04:31:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-apartment-building-fire-shanxi-deaths-6535211"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A fire at an apartment building in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China, resulted in the tragic loss of 14 lives, state media reported on Monday. The fire erupted around 5pm on Sunday, according to the official Xinhua news agency. A total of 38 individuals were taken to hospitals, with five succumbing to their injuries. The cause of the disaster is currently under investigation. China has been grappling with a series of deadly fires in recent months, attributed to substandard building codes and lax workplace safety standards.",
  "summary": "The blaze broke out in a building in Shanxi province's Taiyuan city around 5pm on Sunday (Nov 8)",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Fire in China apartment building kills 14: state media",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/fire-in-china-apartment-building-kills-14-state-media",
        "published": "2026-11-09T04:09:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Fire in northern China high-rise building kills 14, injures dozens more",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/fire-in-northern-china-high-rise-building-kills-14-injures-dozens-more",
        "published": "2026-11-09T04:44:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}