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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/welders-held-after-53-die-in-blaze.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="People from another building watch firefighters extinguish a blaze in Shanghai (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/min-welders-held-after-53-die-in-blaze.jpg" alt="People from another building watch firefighters extinguish a blaze in Shanghai (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>Unlicensed welders have been detained by police in China after a blaze engulfed a high-rise apartment building under renovation in Shanghai, killing 53 people and injuring more than 70 others.</p>
<p>A preliminary investigation showed the four men improperly operated their welding equipment, sparking the blaze in China&#8217;s business capital, state television and media websites reported.</p>
<p>Witnesses and building residents quoted earlier by state media said the fire began when building materials caught alight. The flames then spread quickly to scaffolding covering the 29-storey building, which houses a number of retired teachers as well as other families.</p>
<p>Apart from the death toll of 53, the city government said more than 70 other people had been rushed to hospital.</p>
<p>While some survivors were housed in the gym of a nearby retirement home, others searched for missing family members.</p>
<p>Some residents escaped by climbing down scaffolding which had been put up for the renovations.</p>
<p>The fire was one of China&#8217;s worst in recent years, and disasters of this scale are rare in Shanghai, a wealthy city which is one of the country&#8217;s best-run urban centres.</p>
<p>Frustration grew among relatives seeking answers to how such a tragedy could happen in Shanghai.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is hard to believe the government now. The drills on TV are successful, but when a fire truly happens, it&#8217;s just useless. We feel helpless,&#8221; said a woman. She said her mother lived on the ninth floor of the building and died in the fire.</p>
<p>&#8220;There must be something illegal in the construction materials, though we don&#8217;t know. I am waiting for the government&#8217;s explanation,&#8221; she said.</p>
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