{"id":2558,"date":"2026-07-09T20:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2558"},"modified":"2026-07-09T20:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:24:13","slug":"shoe-factory-burns-in-china-many-casualties-feared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2558","title":{"rendered":"Shoe factory burns in China; many casualties feared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnph.upi.com\/ph\/st\/th\/3401783606041\/2026\/upi_com\/7dd788bf42dc11507b78429ee3ab7a6f\/v1.5\/Shoe-factory-burns-in-China-many-casualties-feared.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A fire broke out in a Chinese shoe factory Thursday. It&#8217;s not yet known how many have died or been injured. Image courtesy of UPI<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">July 9 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> A shoe factory caught fire Thursday morning in China, and it&#8217;s unknown how many people are dead or injured.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Xi_Jinping\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Xi Jinping\" class=\"tpstyle\">Xi Jinping<\/a> said there were likely &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/09\/world\/asia\/china-fire-shoe-factory.html\" target=\"_blank\">significant casualties<\/a>&#8221; and ordered an investigation into the cause.\n<\/p>\n<p>The fire broke out at noon local time Thursday in Janjiang,, a city in Fujian Province. By 5 p.m., it was mostly extinguished. Local fire teams sent 183 people and 35 vehicles to the scene, the Ministry of Emergency Management <a href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/5SLk3IzyClibZlkjXpp9dw\" target=\"_blank\">said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Video on the state news showed flames coming from the top floor windows, The New York Times reported. At least a dozen people appeared to be stuck on the roof.<\/p>\n<p>Xi told local authorities to do all they could to search for and rescue survivors, treat the injured, find the cause of the fire and &#8220;hold those responsible accountable,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2026-07-09\/Xi-makes-instructions-on-shoe-factory-fire-in-east-China-1ODQGiRCp0Y\/p.html\" target=\"_blank\">according to China&#8217;s state broadcaster, CCTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the emergency management officials said there were casualties but didn&#8217;t give details.<\/p>\n<p>The factory was owned by Fujian Huiteng Shoes, which employed at least 155 people, The Times reported.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fire broke out in a Chinese shoe factory Thursday. It&#8217;s not yet known how many have died or been injured. Image courtesy of UPI July 9 (UPI) &#8212; A shoe factory caught fire Thursday morning in China, and it&#8217;s unknown how many people are dead or injured. 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