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Last November a massive blaze overtook a high-rise apartment building in Shanghai, killing 58 people inside. After the disaster, many sympathetic Chinese donated to charities to help the families affected. But the survivors of the deceased say little money has reached them.
It's been almost a year since a deadly fire in a 28-story high-rise apartment building in downtown Shanghai claimed the lives of 58 people. And to this day, some of the victims' relatives are still fighting for authorities to release more details on the disaster.
A group of 21 families have hired a lawyer to push authorities to be more transparent about the investigation. It's being blamed on unlicensed welding which ignited nearby nylon netting, then the flames spread out of control.
Forty-year-old Wang Hong, who lost his wife and his mother in the fire, says the group is ready to fight the authorities in court.
[Wang Hong, Wife Killed in Fire]:
"We hired a lawyer, Yuan Yulai, to file a lawsuit because we want a lot of information to be made available. First, is the investigation report by the State Council. There is only the beginning and the end but no details in the middle."
Back in August, local media reported that a court in Shanghai sentenced four former city officials to up to 16 years who were linked to the November fire.
Chinese authorities have promised to pay 960,000 yuan ($150,432 USD) for every person killed in the fire, and say families will receive market prices for their destroyed homes.
The victims' families are also calling for a full listing of donated funds, which they claim have not been fully distributed.
Many residents also donated money to the victims of the fire through various government and charity organizations, but the families say a large proportion of the donated money has not reached them.
