CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: At Least 20 Dead in Nursing Home Fire in Northern China’s Hebei Province
Local authorities reported on Wednesday that at least 20 people have died in a fire that broke out at a nursing home in Hebei Province, northern China. The fire started around 9 PM on Tuesday night in Longhua County, Chengde City. By 3 AM on Wednesday, the death toll had been confirmed at 20. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire.
According to Xinhua, China’s official news agency, those who were rescued from the fire have been hospitalized, but the number of injured or burned individuals has not been disclosed yet.
It’s worth noting that China has witnessed a similar tragic incident before. According to Xinhua, 19 years ago, a fire broke out in a four-story hospital in northeastern China, forcing thousands of patients to jump from windows to escape. At least 39 people were killed in that disaster.
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