Shoppers jump from blazing mall - China

[dArKeR]

Beijing - A fire swept through a crowded shopping mall in north-eastern China on Sunday, killing at least 53 people and injuring more than 60 as shoppers jumped from windows to escape the blaze, officials said.

The fire broke out on the second floor of the busy four-storey Zhongbai Commercial Plaza, which housed shops, a dance hall and a bath house, at about 11.20am (0320 GMT) in the city of Jilin, state media said.

Most of the victims were customers on the third and fourth floors enjoying baths and billiard games, an official at the Jilin city government said.

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[kalian]

1. Whole new meaning to "shop til you drop"....

sorry, I couldn't resist...