On the morning of August 3rd around 8:30 am, a residential building in Chengnan Avenue, Longxu District, Wuzhou City, Guangxi, caught fire, with local reports stating that the incident resulted in the death of 5 people.
A viral video circulating online shows a five-story street-facing building engulfed in flames, with the fire raging on the ground floor, sending thick smoke billowing into the sky above the building and surrounding the area with dense smoke.
On the afternoon of August 3rd, emergency response personnel from the Wuzhou City Emergency Management Bureau responded to mainland media, stating that the fire occurred in a five-story residential building, originating on the first floor with a fire area of approximately 20 square meters, fueled by stored debris.
Currently, the fire has been extinguished, and investigations into the cause of the fire are underway.
In recent months, mainland China has seen a string of fire incidents.
On the morning of July 19, a severe fire broke out at a factory in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, with thick smoke billowing from the scene.
On the afternoon of July 17, a factory building in Jiepai Town, Danyang City, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, caught fire with intense flames and thick black smoke. Local reports indicated that the incident resulted in 1 death and 1 person missing.
On the afternoon of April 30, an explosion and fire occurred in a residential complex in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. Local reports stated that the explosion incident has resulted in at least 1 death and 17 injuries.
On April 29, a fire broke out near the Sanlizhuang Resettlement Building in Bailang District, Liaoyang City, Liaoning. The incident resulted in 22 fatalities and 3 injuries according to local reports.