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Historical Moment: 2005 Zhongshan Christmas Fire

A Christmas celebration turned into a tragedy when 26 people were killed and 11 injured in a bar fire in Zhongshan City of south China’s Guangdong Province.

Over 100 to 200 people were in an illegally-opened bar, inside the Tandao Western-style restaurant, when the fire broke out shortly after 11:00 p.m. The unlicensed bar occupies the first two floors of a five-storey building and was not equipped with any fireproof devices. The extremely narrow outlet was responsible for people not getting out safely.

Fireman rushed to the scene within three minutes of the fire’s outbreak, but the quick response was too late for the victims. The devastating fire was put out in about five minutes by 20 firemen.

Eyewitnesses disagree to the cause of the fire. Some cite a gas explosion in the kitchen as the cause, while others thought a short circuit in the wiring ignited the fire.

Many of the dead appeared to have died of smoke inhalation. 25 people were found dead at the site and the other died at a local hospital.

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