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| Student killed in fire in China | Student killed in fire in China |
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| A 25-year-old student from the Vale of Glamorgan has been killed in China where he was studying. | A 25-year-old student from the Vale of Glamorgan has been killed in China where he was studying. |
| Bristol University student Daniel McCulloch, from Cowbridge, died in a fire at his apartment in Guangzhou in Guangdong province on Wednesday. | Bristol University student Daniel McCulloch, from Cowbridge, died in a fire at his apartment in Guangzhou in Guangdong province on Wednesday. |
| His father Robert said they had been told he was overcome by smoke. The authorities are still investigating. | His father Robert said they had been told he was overcome by smoke. The authorities are still investigating. |
| Mr McCulloch, who was studying engineering mathematics, had been in China for only four weeks. | |
| He was due to spend nine months in the south east of China as part of his work into flood prevention. | He was due to spend nine months in the south east of China as part of his work into flood prevention. |
| Consular assistance | |
| A spokesman at Bristol University said he was "a very clever and popular young man who had been destined for a bright future". | A spokesman at Bristol University said he was "a very clever and popular young man who had been destined for a bright future". |
| The spokesman said his loss was very keenly felt by the staff and his fellow students. | The spokesman said his loss was very keenly felt by the staff and his fellow students. |
| A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "I can confirm that a British national has died in China. | |
| "We have informed next of kin and we are providing full consular assistance. | |
| "The Chinese police are leading the investigation into the circumstances of the incident." |