China bar fireworks blaze kills 17

February 01 2009 19:09:00

China bar fireworks blaze kills 17

Agence France-Presse

The accident happened late Saturday evening, towards the end of the Lunar New Year festival, in the city of Changle when a group celebrating a birthday set off fireworks at their table inside the bar, the Xinhua news agency said. This set the ceiling on fire, and the entire bar was soon engulfed in flames.

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