SHIJIAZHUANG - Eight people were killed and 15 others injured in a fire that broke out at a marketplace in Qiaoxi district of Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province, on Saturday, local authorities said.

The fire broke out at around 8:40 am at a marketplace that sells vegetables and other essential goods. Firefighters, along with emergency response and medical teams, promptly arrived at the scene for rescue operations. By 10:10 am, the fire was extinguished.

Search and rescue work was completed at midday. The injured have received hospital treatments, and their conditions are reported as non-life-threatening.

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The cause of the fire is under further investigation.