Hotel Fire in the South Kills 31
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A fire engulfed a hotel in China’s far south, killing 31 people, state media said.
The fire broke out at noon Friday at the Huanan Hotel in Shantou, a city in Guangdong province northeast of Hong Kong. It swept through the top three levels of the four-story building.
The cause was still under investigation.
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