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Eight die, five injured in Beijing bungalow fire

(Xinhua)    13:58, January 24, 2016
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BEIJING, Jan. 24 -- Eight people died and five others were injured after a fire broke out in a residential bungalow area in Beijing, according to the local fire squad.

The fire occurred at a bungalow in Sunhe Township in eastern Beijing's Chaoyang District in the early hours on Sunday.

Firefighters were alerted around 3:24 a.m. Sunday. The flames were put out about one hour later.

The bungalow is a private masonry-concrete strucure house built by local villagers.

The fire occurred as Beijing was hit by the coldest temperatures in years. Investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.

(For the latest China news, Please follow People's Daily on Twitter and Facebook)(Editor:Kong Defang,Bianji)

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