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Global Headlines 21 dead in Beijing hospital fire
Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 19 Apr 2023, 03:20 am Print
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Beijing, Apr 19 (UNI) Twenty-one people have been confirmed dead following a hospital fire in Beijing's Fengtai District, according to the district's fire and rescue department.
Firefighters received a report of a fire at an inpatient department building of Beijing Changfeng Hospital at 12:57 p.m.
The fire was extinguished at 1:33 p.m., with 71 patients evacuated.
By 6 p.m., 21 people had been confirmed dead.
An investigation into the cause of the incident is underway.
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