Ten die in Chinese high-rise apartment fire blamed on extension lead

Firefighters spray water on a fire at a residential building in Urumqi in western China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (AP)

A fire in an apartment building in north-west China’s Xinjiang region has killed 10 people and injured nine, authorities said.

It is the second major fire accident in the country this week, leaving a total of 48 dead.