11 dead, 50 injured in hotel fire in central China

At least 11 people were killed and 50 others injured in a fire today that spread from an internet cafe to a hotel in central China's Hubei Province.
The fire broke out at 6.38 am (local time) in a hotel in the Fancheng District of the city of Xiangyan and was extinguished by 9 am (local time), state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Two Xiangyang firefighters said the fire started in an internet cafe on the floor below the hotel in a five-story building. They refused to be identified, as is common with Chinese officials.
One of the firefighters said the internet cafe was on the second floor and the hotel on the three floors above.

The injured have been sent to local hospitals. Some of the injured are said to be in serious condition.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, police said.