Ngokwamagosa ephondo laseHunan kunye namapolisa asekuhlaleni, abantu abangama-26 babhubhile kwaye abangama-28 benzakala emva kokuba ibhasi yabakhenkethi yatsha kuhola wendlela kumbindi wephondo lase China.
I-ofisi yesithethi sephondo ithe ngoMgqibelo abahlanu kwabo bonzakeleyo bakwimeko emaxongo.
Umlilo wenzeke malunga ne-7: 15pm ngoLwesihlanu ecaleni kweHanshou County kwisixeko saseChangde. Bebekhwele abantu abangama-56, kubandakanywa abakhweli abangama-53, umkhokeli wabakhenkethi kunye nabaqhubi ababini, bobabini ababanjiweyo njengoko abasemagunyeni bephanda unobangela wale ngozi.
Iifoto ezisuka kwindawo yexhwayelo zibonisa ibhasi ehlala abantu abangama-59 ngaphakathi itshile ngokupheleleyo, nto leyo ebonisa ukuba umlilo uqalwe ngezinto zokusebenza. Ukhuseleko lwemizi-mveliso kunye nezothutho luhlala luyingxaki enkulu e-China.