US EditionNursing home fire kills at least 20 people in China, probe launched
- A fire at a nursing home in Chengde city, Hebei province, has resulted in the deaths of 20 people, according to state media.
- The fire began at 9 p.m. local time in Chengde city, Hebei province, as reported by China's official Xinhua news agency.
- State media indicated that a 'relevant' person in charge of the facility has been taken in by police for investigation.
- Nineteen others who were uninjured have been transferred to a hospital for observation, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
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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...
The fire broke out last night in the city of Chengde, more than 200 kilometers northeast of Beijing.
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…
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