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29 dead in Beijing hospital fire

By IANS | Updated: April 19, 2023 11:20 IST

Beijing, April 19 At least 29 people were killed due to a fire at a hospital in Beijing, ...

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Beijing, April 19 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.

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