Internet Cafe Fire Kills 24, Injures 13 in Beijing
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A fire at an Internet cafe in Beijing killed 24 people and injured 13, a fire official and state media said.
The fire broke out about 2:45 a.m. at the Lanjisu Cyber Cafe in the Haidian district in Beijing’s northwest, said the New China News Agency and a Fire Department official. Haidian is home to Beijing and Qinghua universities.
A neighbor said iron security bars over the windows prevented some of the victims from escaping.
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