A fire that tore through a shoe factory in eastern China on Thursday killed at least 28 people, state media said, with more than 500 fire and rescue personnel racing against time to extinguish the blaze.

A fire at a shoe factory in southeastern China left casualties on Thursday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, as firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze and rescue people…

Jinjiang, in the coastal Fujian province, is a major footwear and apparel manufacturing hub and is often referred to as China‘s “shoe capital.”

A deadly fire at a shoe factory in Jinjiang city caused heavy human losses. Dozens of fire and rescue personnel raced to extinguish the blaze at Huiteng Shoes factory. People were…