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Fire at nursing home kills 7 in northeast China

Published: 04 Jan 2017 - 01:52 pm | Last Updated: 15 Nov 2021 - 10:38 am
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BEIJING: Seven people have been killed after a fire broke out at a nursing home in northeast China. 

State news agency Xinhua reported that 32 or the 39 elderly residents of the privately-run rest home in Jilin province were rescued by firefighters before dawn Wednesday morning.

An investigation into the incident in ongoing. 

In May 2015, a fire at a nursing home in central Pingdingshan city left more than 35 people dead.