A huge fire broke out at the luxury HNA Platinum Mix Hotel in China's Nanchang city on Saturday morning killing three people and leaving 14 people critically injured, Chinese state media reported. The casualties are likely to increase as several people are reportedly still trapped inside the hotel.

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The fire has reportedly now been completely extinguished, and the rescue operation is underway. The fire was first reported at 8:00 a.m. at the second floor of the hotel, which is adjacent to a 24 storey apartment, where several people are reportedly trapped.   

There is still no information about what caused the fire, but reports suggest that construction activities going on in the hotel may have been the source. One eyewitness said that nearly 10 laborers were working on a decoration project when the fire erupted.     

Hotel authorities and local police are likely to conduct a full investigation once the fire is doused. No one from HNA Platinum Mix Hotel has so far commented on the fire accident.    

Meanwhile, dramatic footages of thick fire blazes coming out of the HNA Platinum have gone viral on Chinese social media. The footages show several emergency services like ambulances and fire service trucks surrounding the scene.

Major fire accidents have occurred across China in past couple of years, but most of these accidents have happened at industrial sites. One of the deadliest fire accidents in China's history occurred at the Port of Tianjin in August 2015, killing almost 180 people and leaving nearly 1,000 people injured.    

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