Revellers celebrating a birthday set off fireworks inside a bar in southern China, triggering a blaze that has killed 15 people and injured 20.
The fire in Changle, a city in the southern province of Fujian, started when 10 people lit the fireworks at their table, the Xinhua News Agency said.
Fireworks are sold and set off across the country during Lunar New Year festivities, which ended on Saturday.
The explosion set the ceiling on fire and engulfed the building, Xinhua said, quoting a city government spokesman.
The spokesman said it took 30 minutes to put out the fire and 35 people were found in the bar. The 15 dead suffocated, he said. Three of the injured are in a critical condition, while the other 17 have been treated at Changle City Hospital.
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