Lucrezia Ciotti A serious fire broke out this afternoon at a textile factory in Foshan, Guangdong Province, China, killing eight people and injuring one. The blaze required the intervention of emergency teams, who are conducting search and rescue operations.
Fire at a textile factory in China leaves eight dead and one injured
The death toll from a fire that broke out on the afternoon of Sunday 20 September in a textile factory in the Shunde district of Foshan , in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong , has risen to at least eight people dead and one injured.
The provincial authorities, cited by the Xinhua news agency, reported the toll . The fire affected an industrial area in the Jun'an district , where firefighters and emergency teams responded. According to information released later, the alarm was raised around 15:12 PM and the flames were quickly contained, while operations on the site continued to avert further risks.
Fire at a textile factory in China: rescue efforts and investigations
Search and rescue operations continued after the fire was extinguished, while authorities began investigations to determine the origin of the flames and reconstruct what happened . A witness reported that, shortly before the smoke spread, there was a power outage in the warehouse: " At a certain point, the power went out , " Sina News and Beijing News reported , explaining that he saw the smoke rapidly invade the area and managed to escape.
The final outcome remains dependent on the authorities' investigations, which are also examining the conditions of the plant and the circumstances that favored the spread of the fire.