A skyscraper fire in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin killed 10 and injured five early on Friday (local time), state media reported. The fire broke out around 4am on the 38th floor of a serviced apartment building near the city centre, the official Xinhua news agency said. Xinhua said the fire had been extinguished and that early indications were that the blaze was caused by interior decorating materials used in a renovation catching fire. State broadcaster CCTV said renovation workers working on site were among the casualties. Tianjin party secretary Li Hongzhong said authorities would carry out citywide fire safety inspections in response to Friday's blaze, the official Tianjin Daily reported.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 01, 2017 04:30 UTC