China to prosecute 23 for CCTV tower fire – China News

www.channelnewsasia.com — China will prosecute 23 people for a blaze at its new state television headquarters that engulfed a hotel, killed a fireman and left a 24-million-dollar clean-up bill, a court official said Tuesday. An official at Beijing Number Two Intermediate Court confirmed 23 people had been charged in the incident, but said the hearings had not yet begun.

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wdbox 1 year 50 weeks ago

Sorry, nstanosheck.

I decided to vote down this piece (after much deliberation).

Don't like the page layout nor the font size (very small).

The photo was rather ugly, too. Maybe, burned out multimillion dollar structures are supposed to look like this?

Far, far below the professional standards you require for your submissions. I'm disappointed.

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