11 Die in China Massage Parlor Fire – AP

From Associated Press:

An early morning blaze at a foot massage parlor killed at least 11 people in northern China on Wednesday, a fire official said.

The cause of the fire, which broke out at 4:30 a.m. at the Lantian Foot Massage Parlor, was still under investigation, said a man at the Chengde county fire department in Hebei province, who refused to give his name. Two were injured, he said. Footage aired on Hebei province television showed what seemed to be a small shop, burned almost completely black. The dead included the parlor’s owner and 10 workers, the television report said. [Full Text]

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