Firefighters have pulled six dead bodies from a shopping centre in southwestern China after extinguishing a blaze that sent plumes of thick black smoke towering above the building, state broadcaster CCTV said, adding some people are still trapped.
Around 30 others have been rescued from the shopping complex in the city Zigong in Sichuan province, the channel said.
“Six people have been killed,” state broadcaster CCTV said, adding that search and rescue operations are continuing.
Footage broadcast by the channel and shared on social media showed thick black smoke rising from the building.
“By 8:20 pm (1220 GMT), the fire had been extinguished,” CCTV said.
