A FIRE broke out at a Hong Kong-owned factory in Shenzhen yesterday, the second such blaze in 10 days.
Although no one was injured in the fire, the building was destroyed and firemen again said they had been hampered by a lack of water.
The fire broke out at about 5 am yesterday in a two-storey electronics factory in Wanfeng village in Shajiang, not far from Kuiyong, where the factory fire on November 19 left 82 people dead.
Both factories were owned by Hong Kong businessmen, fuelling concerns among labour groups over the safety of workers on the mainland.
Yesterday's fire, northwest of the Shenzhen city area, was under control after about two hours, but last night investigators were still uncertain of the cause.
No one was injured in the empty factory as most of the 800 workers were still sleeping at their hostel, 10 minutes' walk away.