At least 18 deaths in case of fire in Chinese bar

In a fire in a karaoke bar in the southern Chinese city of Qingyuan, at least eighteen people were killed and five were injured on Tuesday.

Before setting fire to the three-storey building, the man with a motorcycle would have blocked the only access. He would also have suffered burns himself.

In February, nine people were killed in a fire in a waste disposal company in Qingyuan. That fire was probably caused by fireworks. A fire in Beijing last November claimed nineteen lives.