GUANGZHOU: Twelve people were killed after a fire broke out in a residential building in Shantou City, south China’s Guangdong Province, on Tuesday night, local authorities said on Wednesday, Xinhua reported.

The blaze erupted around 9:20 pm in Chaonan District and was brought under control within 40 minutes, according to the district fire department. Preliminary findings show the building was a four-storey, self-built concrete structure, with the fire spreading across nearly 150 square metres. The cause of the incident is still under investigation.

The tragedy comes just weeks after Hong Kong witnessed one of the deadliest fires in its modern history, a massive blaze that killed more than 140 people after sweeping through several high-rise residential towers.

The Hong Kong fire, descri

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