Restaurant fire in China claims 22 lives

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A restaurant fire in northeastern China killed 22 people and injured three on Tuesday, Beijing’s state broadcaster said. The blaze erupted in Liaoyang City, about 580 kilometres (360 miles) northeast of the capital Beijing. “At 12:25 pm (0425 GMT) on April 29, a fire broke out at a restaurant,” CCTV said. “As of 2:00 pm, the incident has resulted in 22