### [2026-05-12](/feed/2026/05/12/index.md)

##### Hengyang
# Five people are killed and two others are injured after a fire at a residential building in Hengyang, Hunan, China. 




### Sources:

1. [The Statesman](https://www.thestatesman.com/world/five-killed-two-injured-in-residential-building-fire-in-chinas-hunan-1503592863.html)
2. [Xinhua](https://english.news.cn/20260512/fbed8450b4b442ae9ce780ef51855aad/c.html)

### Changes:

1. Five people are killed and two others injured after a fire at a residential building in Hunan Province, China.  _2026-05-12 19:34:48 (First version)_
2. Five people are killed and two others are injured after a fire at a residential building in Hunan Province, China.  _2026-05-12 21:34:47 (Update)_
2. Five people are killed and two others are injured after a fire at a residential building in Hengyang, Hunan, China.  _(Current version)_

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