Building fire in China’s Sichuan province kills 16

Chinese media reported that a fire in a shopping center in southern China had claimed the lives of 16 individuals.

According to Xinhua News Agency, updated on Thursday, 30 people who were trapped were rescued from the scene.

Chinese authorities initially announced six casualties immediately after the fire, but shortly thereafter, the death toll from the incident rose to 16.

The fire occurred Thursday afternoon in the lower part of a 14-story residential building and shopping center in Zigong City...