Pictures: Deadly apartment fire in Shanghai

Smoke billows from a building during a downtown fire in Shanghai, China. Dozens of people were killed and more injured after a blaze broke out in a 28-story apartment building, which was being renovated in the Jing’an District. The cause of the fire is under investigation.  (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

Firemen try to extinguish a downtown fire in Shanghai, China.  (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

An onlooker watches as firemen try to extinguish a downtown fire in Shanghai, China.  (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

Fire engines gather at the site of a downtown fire in Shanghai, China. Dozens of people were killed and injured after a blaze broke out in a 28-story apartment building, which was being renovated in the Jing’an District. The cause of the fire is under investigation.  (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

A huge fire engulfs a high-rise in Shanghai. Construction scaffolding surrounding the building initially caught fire, spreading to the building itself.  (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

A huge fire engulfs a high-rise in Shanghai. Construction scaffolding surrounding the building initially caught fire, spreading to the building itself.  (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

A huge fire engulfs a high-rise in Shanghai. Construction scaffolding surrounding the building initially caught fire, spreading to the building itself.  (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Chinese firefighters try to extinguish a huge fire which engulfed a high-rise in Shanghai. Construction scaffolding surrounding the building initially caught fire, spreading to the building itself.  (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Chinese firefighters try to extinguish a huge fire which engulfed a high-rise in Shanghai Construction scaffolding surrounding the building initially caught fire, spreading to the building itself.  (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Chinese police block off the area as firefighters try to extinguish a huge fire which engulfed a high-rise in Shanghai. Construction scaffolding surrounding the building initially caught fire, spreading to the building itself.  (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

A helicopter carries a firefighter to the roof of an apartment building on fire in Shanghai. Construction scaffolding surrounding the building initially caught fire, spreading to the building itself.  (STR/AFP/Getty Images)