A fire at a grocery store Saturday in northern China eliminated a minimum of eight people and injured 15 others, state media said.The fire at the Liguang market in the city of Zhangjiakou broke out midday Saturday and was mainly extinguished by 2:00 p.m.
(0600 GMT), Xinhua News Agency reported, mentioning a federal government official in Qiaoxi District where the market is located.The cause of the fire is under examination, the report said.Such conventional markets are often tightly loaded with consumers seeking rates lower than at grocery store chains.Fire sources can vary from gas bottles to charcoal utilized to roast meat and disposed of cigarettes while aging infrastructure, such as underground gas lines, has likewise been blamed for fires and explosions.Zhangjiakou, located in Hebei province bordering Beijing, hosted events throughout the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.Source: AP-- Agencies