29 dead in Beijing hospital fire, mostly patients
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The death toll from a fire at a Beijing hospital rose to 29, including 26 patients, and a dozen people had been detained including the hospital’s head and her deputy. The cause of the fire is under investigation but officials say they believe it originated from welding sparks from work being done in the hospital’s inpatient wing. Safety rules are frequently ignored in China, but accidents on the level of the Changfeng fire are treated with a much higher level of scrutiny. The central government has pledged stronger safety measures since an explosion in 2015 at a chemical warehouse in the northern port city of Tianjin killed 173 people.
- Beijing hospital fire deaths rise to 29, mostly patients New York Post
- Patients and doctors climb out windows to flee deadly fire at Beijing hospital South China Morning Post
- Hospital fire in Beijing kills at least 21 people CNN
- Twelve people arrested over Beijing hospital fire that killed 29 The Guardian
- Fire kills more than two dozen in Beijing hospital Reuters
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