<p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Ten people were killed and nine injured in a fire in a residential building in China's northwestern Xinjiang region, state media reported Friday.</b></span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The blaze broke out in a high-rise building on Thursday night, state news agency Xinhua said, at about 7:50 pm (1150 GMT).</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">"Ten people died despite emergency treatment," Xinhua reported.</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size: 1rem;">"The injuries sustained by nine others are not life-threatening," it added, saying an investigation into the fire had begun.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Deadly fires are common in China, due to weak safety standards and corruption among officials tasked with enforcing them.</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">This week, 38 people were killed and two were injured in a fire at a factory in central China's Anyang city.</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Authorities blamed "electric welding in which workers violated safety measures". AFP</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">bnbn24/kh</span><br></p>