Building fire kills at least 17 people in Beijing (AP)



Residents gather near the site of a fire in Daxing district of Beijing, China, Monday, April 25, 2011. At least 17 people were killed in an early morning fire Monday in a four-story building in southern Beijing, state media reported. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - An illegal garment shop in a four-story building in southern Beijing caught fire early Monday, killing 17 migrant workers and family members who may not have been able to escape because of bars on the windows.