SHANGHAI (AP) — A Shanghai high-rise apartment fire that killed 53 people was completely avoidable, China's top labor safety official said, blaming lax supervision and illegal work practices.
Luo Lin, head of the State Administration of Work Safety, is leading the probe into the blaze, which gutted the 28-story building Monday afternoon after sparks from welding allegedly set nylon netting and scaffolding on fire, leaving many trapped in their homes.
"The accident should not have happened and could have been completely avoided," the official Xinhua News Agency cited Luo as saying in comments published Thursday.
Authorities said Wednesday they had identified 26 of the 53 …
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