Shanghai high-rise fire kills 42

Shanghai: Fire engulfed a high-rise apartment building under renovation in China's business center of Shanghai on Monday, killing 42 people and sending residents scrambling down scaffolding to escape, city authorities said.

The government said more than 100 fire trucks were called to battle the blaze, and streams of water could be seen flowing into the building which was shrouded in plumes of thick black smoke. The fire was largely put out about four hours later, it said. Firefighters could be seen taking bodies from the building.

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