A fire broke out at a high-rise residential building in Taiyuan, in China's Shanxi Province.^[1] Fourteen people died.^[2] The two hours The fire started at 4:59 p.m. on 8 November in the city's Yingze district.^[3] Open flames were extinguished by 7 p.m.^[4] Search and rescue operations ended at 8:30 p.m.^[5] Sixty people were rescued or evacuated.^[6] The injured Thirty-eight people were taken to hospital.^[7] Twenty-five remained there afterwards.^[8] Nine had serious injuries.^[9] Who is being held Property management personnel connected with the building were placed under control, the term Chinese authorities use for detention.^[10] The cause of the fire is under investigation.^[11] The city's response Taiyuan activated an emergency response and formed a task force.^[12] It will run a citywide workplace safety inspection campaign.^[13] A campaign already under way China launched a national campaign against fire hazards in high-rise buildings the previous November.^[14] This fire came a year into it. Deadly fires are relatively common in China.^[15]