42 killed in Shanghai fire

At least 42 people have been killed following a fire at a high-rise building in Shanghai, China.



Officials say at least 90 others were also injured as the blaze tore through a 28-storey block of flats in the Chinese city.



They say the building was being renovated when the fire broke out.



Building regulations are said to be stricter and more rigorously enforced in Shanghai than in other parts of China.



An investigation will need to establish what kind of renovation work was going on when the fire started and why it appears to have spread so quickly through the building.



The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but witnesses say construction materials caught fire and the flames quickly climbed the scaffolding surrounding the building.