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12 killed after fire hits residential building in southern China’s Shantou city • Dec. 9, 2025, 7:27 PM ET (South China Morning Post)

12 killed in residential fire in southern China, Xinhua reports • Dec. 9, 2025, 2:27 AM ET (Straits Times)

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