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Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China’s deadliest blazes in recent years
The country’s leader, Xi Jinping, called on the authorities to investigate the fire, the latest of several deadly workplace accidents in China this year.
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What happenedBEIJING — A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Factory Blaze in China’s ‘Shoe Capital’ Kills 28". The center frames it as "Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China’s deadliest blazes in recent years".
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Left / center-leftFactory Blaze in China’s ‘Shoe Capital’ Kills 28
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The country’s leader, Xi Jinping, called on the authorities to investigate the fire, the latest of several deadly workplace accidents in China this year.
Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China’s deadliest blazes in recent years
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BEIJING — A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
