China: A deadly fire broke out in a hospital in China's national capital that claimed 21 lives on Tuesday. an admissions building of the hospital in Beijing's Fengtai caught fire at around 12:56 pm (local time) on Tuesday, leaving 21 dead. As per reports, around 71 patients were evacuated and displaced.
'Twenty-one people were killed on Tuesday when a hospital building caught fire in China's national capital,' reads a report from PTI.
The cause is currently under investigation, the report said.
11 people died in a separate fire incident
In a separate incident, 11 people died in a factory fire in Wuyi county, Jinhua city in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Monday, the local government said on Tuesday.
The blaze broke out at 14:04 on Monday. Firefighters, police officers and emergency medical personnel rushed to the spot after receiving an emergency call about the incident.
Rescue operations were carried
Two rounds of search and rescue operations were carried out by 4 am Tuesday after the fire was brought under control and 11 bodies were found, the China Daily reported.
The fire was reported to have started in a plant where wooden doors are made, possibly from materials such as wooden doors, paint and packages. Those alleged to be responsible for the incident have been detained and a more thorough investigation is underway, the announcement added.
(with inputs from PTI)
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