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20 elderly people killed in fire at nursing home in China
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....0 elderly people killed in fire at nursing home in China<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 9-4-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Beijing, Apr 9 (PTI) Twenty elderly people were killed in a fire at a nursing home in north China's Hebei province, local officials said on Wednesday. A total of 39 elderly residents were residing in the building when the blaze broke out around 9 pm on Tuesday (local time) in Longhua County, Chengde....
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.... City, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The fire was extinguished by around 11 pm. A total of 20 people have been confirmed dead so far while 19 were sent to a hospital for examination. Police have detained the person in charge of the nursing home. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, the report said. Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post quoted Jimu News that the 300-b....
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....ed Guoen Senior Home had 260 elderly residents at the time of the blaze, based on public records. Among them were 98 people with total disability and 84 described as semi-disabled. According to the records, the remaining 78 residents were capable of self-care. According to the licensing record, its business scope was “providing accommodation, food, and daycare for the elderly and disabled”. ....
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.... In October, more than 50 officials were punished after they were found to be responsible for a January 2024 fire that killed 39 people and injured nine at a building complex in Xinyu city in the southeast province of Jiangxi. Investigations showed that the fire was caused by the illegal construction of a cold storage facility in the basement of the building complex, resulting in casualties and a....
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.... direct economic loss of more than 43.52 million yuan (USD 5.9 million), the Post report said. PTI KJV NSA AMS<BR> News - Press release - PIB....