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Building fire in China's Chongqing, no casualties reported

January 01, 2020

CHONGQING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- A building fire broke out in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Wednesday afternoon, with flames having been basically extinguished and no casualties reported yet.

The fire started at around 5 p.m. in a residential building in the Yubei District of Chongqing, the district's fire brigade said. Flames were basically put out at 7:30 p.m. As of 7 p.m., no causalities have been reported.

Rescue work is still underway.