Death toll climbs to 16 in China shopping mall fire

ANKARA

Death toll has risen to 16 in 14-story building shopping mall fire, located in a high-tech zone of the Zigong City in southwest China, state-run media said on Thursday.

Search and rescue teams recovered 10 more dead bodies, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The fire broke out on Wednesday in the shopping mall in Zigong City of Sichuan province, that spread in the building.

Authorities said there is still a significant amount of thick smoke at the scene.

*Writing by Islamuddin Sajid