The Beijing police have detained 18 suspects in association with a fire in an apartment that killed 19 people on Saturday.
The fire broke out at a three-story apartment building in Xinjian Village of Daxing District in Beijing's southern suburb.
A total of 19 people were killed in the fire, of whom eight were under 18 years old, He Rui, the deputy chief of Daxing District, said at a press briefing late on Monday.