At least 29 people killed in Beijing hospital fire

YEREVAN, APRIL 19, ARMENPRESS. At least twenty-nine people were killed after a fire broke out in the east wing of the inpatient department of a hospital in China's capital Beijing.

Firefighters received a report of a fire at an inpatient department building of Beijing Changfeng Hospital at 12:57 p.m., according to Xinhua news agency.

The fire was extinguished at 1:33 p.m., with 71 patients evacuated.

By 6 p.m., 21 people had been confirmed dead.

A few hours later the death toll was said to be at least 29, the Guardian reported citing a Chinese government official.

CCTV state media reports that the cause of the fire is under investigation.

A local government spokesperson said that 26 of those who died were hospital patients.