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A fire has destroyed a high-rise building in Shanghai, killing at least 42 people, state media report.
At least 90 others were injured as the blaze tore through a 28-storey block of flats in the Chinese city, Xinhua said.
The building was being renovated when the fire broke out. Chinese TV showed people clinging to scaffolding surrounding the building as they waited to be rescued from the flames.
Firefighters battled for several hours to bring the blaze under control.
SHANGHAI, China — Flames engulfed a high-rise apartment building in Shanghai on Monday, killing at least 12 people, injuring more than 90 and forcing some residents to jump from their windows to escape, according to reports.
The building in the Jing'an District of the Chinese city was being renovated when a fire broke out at 2 p.m. local time (1 a.m. ET), the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
Xinhua said the flames quickly spread from scaffolding to the skyscraper. The building housed many retired teachers, Xinhua added.
The fire appeared to have been put out about six hours later, and firefighters could be seen removing bodies from the building.
Citing hospital officials, Shanghai Daily tweeted that 12 people had died and about 50 others were injured. Shanghai Daily said that about 90 people had been rescuedfrom the site.
A firefighter told The Associated Press that people were still trapped in the building, but he did not know how many. He would not give his name, as is common with Chinese officials.
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