New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- At least 15 people have been killed and 44 injured in a fire at a residential building in eastern China's Nanjing, local authorities said Saturday. The fire broke out early Friday morning, officials said at a press conference, with a preliminary investigation suggesting the blaze started on the building's first floor, where electric bikes had been placed. The building is located in the Yuhuatai district of Nanjing, a city of more than eight million that lies about 260 kilometres northwest of Shanghai. By 6:00 am, the fire had been extinguished, and a search and rescue operation ended around 02:00 pm Friday, authorities said. Footage circulating on Chinese social networks showed a skyscraper on fire in the middle of the...