### [2026-11-8](/feed/2026/11/8/index.md)

##### High-rise
# A fire at a high-rise apartment building in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, kills 14 people and leaves 25 others hospitalized. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/apartment-building-fire-northern-china-kills-14-2026-11-09/)
2. [South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3373750/fire-northern-china-high-rise-building-kills-14-injures-dozens-more)

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