18 killed, 16 injured in fire at China martial arts school

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BEIJING, China - At least 18 people were killed and 16 injured when a fire broke out at a martial arts school in central China in the early hours of Friday, according to the local government.

Official state news agency Xinhua reported that all victims were boarding pupils, while local media said they were aged between seven and 16.

Those hurt— four of whom had severe injuries— were rushed to a local hospital, where an unnamed doctor told local media they were "doing everything they could" to save them. An official confirmed to AFP that the school was the Zhenxing Martial Arts Centre. Among the largest is the famous Shaolin Martial Arts School, which has hundreds of teachers and tens of thousands of students, according to its website.

 

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