Key facts
- Authorities said the fire killed 14 people and left 25 hospitalized in Taiyuan.
- Nine of the 25 hospitalized were in critical condition and four had serious injuries, per the update.
- Managers from the building's owner and the head of its property management company were placed under official control.
- The property's management company had previously been fined for fire-protection deficiencies and workplace-safety failures.
- Authorities said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
A fire at a high-rise building on Liuxiang South Road in Yingze district, Taiyuan, in Shanxi province, killed 14 people and left 25 hospitalized, authorities said on November 9, 2026. The fire broke out on November 8, 2026, according to a photo caption dated to that day.
Nine of those hospitalized were in critical condition and four had serious injuries, according to the Monday update from authorities. Authorities said managers from the building's owner and the head of its property management company had been placed under official control.
The property's management company had previously been fined for fire-protection deficiencies and workplace-safety failures, according to the report. Authorities said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.