Fire breaks out in an apartment building in Shanghai, China...Man in his 40s dies - Chinese report

A man in his 40s died after a fire broke out in an apartment building in Baoshan District, Shanghai, China. At around 1 a.m. on the 6th (local time), a fire broke out on the 4th floor of an apartment building in Baoshan Ward.
. A man in his 40s who lived alone in a room on the fourth floor died in the fire. A resident who lives on the fifth floor of the same building said, ``Around 1 a.m., I heard a 'pop, pop' sound like something popping.
When I opened the door and looked outside, the fire was already rising. I hurried away with my wife," he said. According to local residents, the fire broke out in the room of a man in his 40s who died. men are fathers
He used to live with his father, but after his father passed away in April last year, he lived alone. He did not go out much and had little interaction with local residents.
Currently, 16 families who lived in the same building have temporarily evacuated to a nearby hotel.
Officials from the social community resident committee that has jurisdiction over the area said,
"We will actively support the residents who have lost their lives so that they can return to their daily lives as soon as possible," he said. "Since the Lunar New Year is coming up soon, we will also prepare New Year's Eve meals in addition to supplies." .
The Fire Department is currently investigating the cause of the fire.