29 dead in Beijing hospital fire

By Daily 24x7 News Published on Apr 19, 2023

(171119) -- BEIJING , Nov. 19, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work at the site of a fire in Daxing District of Beijing, capital of China, November 19, 2017. Nineteen people were killed and eight others injured according to local authorities. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

Beijing : At least 29 people were killed due to a fire at a hospital in Beijing, authorities said on Wednesday.The fire, which broke out at Beijing Changfeng Hospital Tuesday, has been extinguished, reports Xinhua news agency.
The fire service had received a report of the blaze at an inpatient department building of the hospital at 12.57 p.m. on Tuesday.More than 70 people had been evacuated.An investigation into the cause of the incident is underway.