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       Building Fire in China Kills at Least 39

       The local government said at least nine people were injured in the blaze, at a site that housed an internet cafe and an educational center, according to state media.

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       Firefighters at the site of a fire in Xinyu, in China’s Jiangxi Province, on Wednesday, in a photograph released by state media. Rescue efforts have concluded, the local government said. Credit...Zhou Mi/Xinhua, via Associated Press

       By Vivian Wang

       Reporting from Beijing

       Jan. 24, 2024Updated 10:50 a.m. ET

       A fire in a commercial building in southeastern China killed at least 39 people on Wednesday and left one person in critical condition, according to the local authorities.

       The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. local time in Xinyu, a city in Jiangxi Province, in the basement of a building that housed an internet cafe on the ground floor and an educational center upstairs, according to Chinese state media and a local government announcement.

       A video posted on social media by the Communist Party-affiliated outlet Beijing News showed thick black smoke billowing out of windows.

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       Vivian Wang is a China correspondent based in Beijing, where she writes about how the country’s global rise and ambitions are shaping the daily lives of its people. More about Vivian Wang

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