17 dead in China restaurant fire: authorities

A fire at a restaurant in northeastern China on Wednesday killed 17 people and injured three, according to local authorities. (File/Shutterstock)

BEIJING: A fire at a restaurant in northeastern China on Wednesday killed 17 people and injured three, according to local authorities.
The blaze broke out at 12:40 pm in an eatery in the city of Changchun, the local government said in a statement posted on the Weibo social media platform.