NEW DELHI: Police say a fire at a residential building has killed five people in northern India.
Police Official Dinesh Kumar says the fire broke out from an apartment building early Monday in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.
He says the fire has been extinguished.
Authorities ordered an investigation. Kumar says an explosion from cooking gas cylinder appears to be reason for the fire.
Many residents of Indian cities use liquefied petroleum gas sold in large cylinders for cooking.
Fires are common in India, where building laws and safety norms are often flouted by builders and residents. In December, a late-night fire in a restaurant at a Mumbai complex killed 15 people.
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Fire at residential building kills 5 in northern India
Fire at residential building kills 5 in northern India
- Many residents of Indian cities use liquefied petroleum gas sold in large cylinders for cooking
- Fires are common in India, where building laws and safety norms are often flouted by builders and residents
China warns US ‘plotting’ on Taiwan could lead to ‘confrontation’
- Foreign Minister Wang said that any future “instigating and plotting to split China through Taiwan, crossing China’s red line”
MUNICH: Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi warned the United States on Saturday against “plotting” on Taiwan, saying it could lead to a “confrontation” with China.
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Foreign Minister Wang said that any future “instigating and plotting to split China through Taiwan, crossing China’s red line.”
“This could very likely lead to a confrontation between China and the United States,” he said.
He added that he hoped Washington would pursue a “positive and pragmatic” approach, “but we are also prepared to deal with various risks.”
China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has not ruled out the use of force to bring under its control.
The United States has long been the democratic island’s most important backer and biggest arms provider, and Taiwan would be heavily reliant on US support in a potential conflict with China.
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