Second fire in Beijing migrant neighbourhood kills five

Beijing authorities have begun tearing down unsafe homes following a series of deadly fires sparking uproar.PHOTO|AFP

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Beijing's Communist Party chief Cai Qi visited both the injured in hospital and the fire scene, the official Xinhua news ageny said, adding that police had detained the building's owner.

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