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22 Dead in Northeastern China Restaurant Fire

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22 people have died in a restaurant fire in northeastern China, state media reports.

The fire is said to have broken out at lunchtime in the city of Liaoyang in the province of the same name. Three people are reported to have been injured.

President Xi Jinping has announced that the fire has caused "significant losses" and that the lessons from it are "deeply serious", CCTV reports.

Deadly fires are relatively common in China due to inadequate building regulations and an often careless attitude towards safety in the workplace.

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