According to state media, at least six people have died as a result of a fireplace at a shopping center in the town of Zigong in Sichuan province of China.
A evacuation effort was in progress as of Tuesday evening, with 30 people being reported to have been saved thus much.
The flames at the 14-storey developing has now been extinguished.
thicker, black smoke hung high above the building in images captured by China’s state media and on social media.