Nursing home fire kills at least 20 people in China, probe launched

20 dead in nursing home fire

Twenty people were killed in a fire that broke out in an apartment for the elderly at a nursing home in China, state media said yesterday, while authorities arrested its owner as they investigate the cause. It was the latest in a series of similar incidents in recent years, including a fire at a...

20 killed in fire at nursing home in northern China

A fire at a nursing home in northern China has killed 20 people, according to state media, as officials investigate the cause of the fire.

The fire broke out last night in the city of Chengde, more than 200 kilometers northeast of Beijing.

Nursing home fire kills at least 20 people in China, probe launched

At least 20 people have been killed in a fire at a nursing home in northern China, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.

At least twenty people have died in a fire in a nursing home in northern China, reports AFP, which cites state media. The fire was declared at 9 p.m. (local time) this Tuesday in Longhua County, Hebei Province, about 180 km from Beijing. By 3 p.m. 20 deaths had been confirmed. According to Xinhua Agency, other elders “were transferred to nearby hospitals for observation and treatment.” At the time the causes of the fire are being investigated. A…

Fire in northern China nursing home kills 20: state media

Person responsible for nursing home detained; probe underway to determine cause.