As many as 39 people have been killed and nine injured in China's southeastern province of Jiangxi, as per government officials, Al Jazeera reported. The blaze broke out on Wednesday in the basement of a shopping area in the city of Xinyu. State broadcaster CCTV said the rescue operation has concluded and no more people are trapped in the building.

CCTV video showed several fire trucks and other emergency response vehicles arriving on the scene as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames. More than 100 firefighters, police, and local government officials were deployed at the scene of the incident. Following the blaze, Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a statement, noting that it was yet another safety tragedy.