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New Year celebrations cause 194 Beijing fires

New Year celebrations cause 194 Beijing fires

State media are reporting that people celebrating the Lunar New Year by setting off fireworks in Beijing caused 194 fires in the Chinese capital, double the number from last year.

 

Partiers' fireworks ignite club, killing 15

A group celebrating a birthday shot off fireworks at their table and set fire to a bar in China's Fujian province, leading to the deaths of 15 people, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

 

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