8 dead, 5 injured as fire breaks out at Mingtai Nuclear Power Plant in China

Beijing : At least eight people died and five were injured after a fire broke out at the Mingtai Power Plant in China’s northern Shanxi Province, local media reported on Monday.

The fire occurred at an employees’ housing unit on Monday, CGTN reported. Taking to Twitter, CGTN said “At least eight dead and five injured after a fire broke out in an employees’ housing on Monday at the Mingtai Power Plant in Shouyang County, north China’s Shanxi Province.”

No casualties have been reported so far. Further details are awaited.