14 KILLED IN APARTMENT BLOCK BLAZE

BEIJING, NOVEMBER 9 /SRNA-Reuters/ - At least 14 people were killed and nine seriously injured in a fire in a high-rise building in the city of Taiyuan, in northern China's Shanxi province, Chinese media reported today.

The fire broke out in the afternoon, the Xinhua news agency reported.

It was put out two hours later, and 38 people were taken to hospital.

An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.