Heavy dark smoke rises from two shoe factories as people rush there to put out fire. Two neighboring shoe factories in Dushan Village, Longwan District of Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, caught fire at about 10:20 AM on October 17. The cause and damages are not yet known and are currently under investigation by the local fire department.

Heavy dark smoke rises from two factories as people rush there to put out fire.

Firemen extinguish fire with a high-pressure hose.

Firemen extinguish fire that destroyed two factories with a high pressure hydrant.

A car is seen destroyed after a fire as firemen spray water at buildings damaged in the fire.

Firemen spray water at ruins of a workshop that was destroyed.

(China Daily October 18, 2006)