A fire caused by fireworks set off inside a nightclub and a stampede of panicked partygoers trying to escape has killed at least 43 people in southern China, state media and government officials said Sunday. The fire, which broke out late Saturday, also injured at least 88 people, an official with the Shenzhen Work Safety Bureau said. The official Xinhua News Agency said the fire broke out in a club called King of the Dancers while hundreds of people were watching a show. An initial police investigation showed that the blaze was triggered by fireworks ignited during the show, Xinhua said.
