China Donates Relief Money to Peru Fire Victims

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China Donates Relief Money to Peru Fire Victims

China has donated 20,000 U.S. dollars in aid to the victims of a recent huge fire in Peru's capital Lima, according to the Chinese embassy here Friday.

China has donated 20,000 U.S. dollars in aid to the victims of a recent huge fire in Peru's capital Lima, according to the Chinese embassy here Friday.

Delivering the money to Peru's Red Cross, Chinese ambassador Mai Guoyan on Friday conveyed sympathy and solicitude from the Chinese government and China's Red Cross for the injured and the bereaved families.

Meanwhile, the Chinese embassy in Peru also delivered 56 boxes of medical supplementary materials to Peru's health authorities.

The fire occurred on the evening of December 29, 2001, when an explosion took place in a fireworks shop in central Lima. The latest official figures put the death toll from the fire at 280, with 174 others injured and 352 missing.

The fire affected four commercial districts and destroyed 14 buildings including seven commercial tower blocks.

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