Awwal 21, 1432, April 25, 2011, SPA -- An illegal garment shop in a four-storey building in southern Beijing caught fire early Monday, killing 17 migrant workers and family members. Another 24 people were hurt in the fire, which broke out at 1 a.m. (1700 GMT Sunday), China's official Xinhua News Agency said. It did not immediately give a cause for the blaze. The first-floor garment shop was unlicensed, and the floors above it were used to accommodate workers, Xinhua said.
