Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shijiazhuang lightning incident

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Shijiazhuang lightning incident[edit]

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This is a news story. It belongs to Wikinews, not here. In the grand scheme of things the notability of the event is questionable, even locally to Shijiazhuang. Colipon+(Talk) 01:47, 16 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 11:23, 16 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. The text doesn't explain why this event is in any way notable. References to news media is not enough to prove notability, since all news are referenced in news media. I'm not aware of any broader social issue that could make this event a symbol of something bigger. If it turns out there is such a social issue (perhaps the low quality of Chinese building projects, but that's not clearly explained here), then this "lightning incident" should be mentioned in a wiki about that issue. Madalibi (talk) 12:29, 16 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete The article provides no refs to show that the incident was more than a news story, though a number of lives were lost. Edison (talk) 16:17, 16 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 22:56, 16 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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