The death toll from a commercial building fire in northwest China has risen to three after a security guard's body was found, a local fire-fighting officer said Sunday.
The security guard went missing when he helped evacuate people in the the 14-story World Trade Building in downtown Yan'an in Shaanxi Province on Saturday. The identities of two others were yet to be identified, said Jia Xueqi, an officer of Yan'an fire department.
The fire broke out at about 4:30 a. m. Saturday, injuring 20 people aged from 7 to 51.
Jia said that authorities will collect more evidence on Sunday to determine the cause of the accident.
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