Death toll from Shantou hotel fire rises to 31
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-06-11 11:09

Shantou- Thirty one people were confirmed dead in a hotel fire in the southern province of Guangdong by midnight Friday, said local government in an overnight announcement.

Fire fighters prepare to get into a hotel on fire for survivals in Shantou city of south China's Guangdong Province, June 10, 2005. Thirty people were confirmed dead and 15 others were injured in the fire by midnight Friday. [Xinhua]

Fifteen others were injured in the fire, four of them seriously,said the announcement.

An earlier report put the death toll at five, but rescuers found more bodies at the site later on Friday. The exact number of people in the hotel is unavailable, said the local government.

Thirty people were confirmed dead in a hotel fire in the southern province of Guangdong by midnight Friday, said local government in an overnight announcement. [Xinhua]

The fire broke out around 12:20 at Friday noon and engulfed the top three floors of the four-story Huanan Hotel, which is located in a downtown district of Shantou City, local police said earlier.

Firefighters put out the fire in about three hours, and all the injured were sent to the Shantou Central Hospital.

Huang Huahua, the provincial governor, arrived at the site to direct rescue operation at 11:30 p.m. Friday and also visited the injured in the hospital.

Investigation into the cause of the fire is underway, said the police.

The Huanan Hotel is managed by a Hong Kong company, with a floor space of about 8,000 square meters.

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