Taiyuan Investigates Deadly Fire at Mixed-Use High-Rise

A fire at a high-rise building in the northern Chinese city of Taiyuan killed 14 people and left 25 hospitalized, authorities said Monday. The property’s management company had previously been fined for fire-protection deficiencies and workplace-safety failures.

Nine of those hospitalized were in critical condition and four had serious injuries, according to the Monday update. Authorities said managers from the building’s owner and the head of its property management company had been placed under official control. The cause remains under investigation.