Fire at China nursing home kills 38: Report
BEIJING: A fire at an aged care home in China’s central Henan province killed 38 people, state media said, the latest disaster in a country with a poor record on work safety.The fire broke out late on Monday at a private nursing home in Lushan county, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday, citing local authorities.
The cause of the fire, which injured six people, was unclear, Xinhua said. Authorities had taken 12 people into custody and were searching for another three, the news agency said, adding that rescue efforts were ongoing.
Xi called on all regions and departments to “resolutely prevent and curb all kinds of accidents from happening”.
A fire at a warehouse in Guangdong province killed at least 17 people in February, and a blaze at a poultry slaughterhouse in the northeastern province of Jilin in 2013 killed 120 people.
One in four Chinese will be older than 60 by 2030, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
