A fire that erupted in the eastern wing of a hospital's inpatient department in Beijing, China, resulted in the loss of twenty-one lives, according to a report from the Beijing Daily on Tuesday.
At approximately 12:57 PM local time (or 04:57 GMT), a fire broke out in Beijing's Changfeng Hospital, prompting an emergency response team to quickly arrive on the scene. The fire was finally extinguished at around 13:33 PM after the team worked to bring the situation under control, as reported by the Beijing Daily.
Following the incident, a total of 71 individuals were evacuated and transported to other medical facilities for further treatment and care.
Unfortunately, as of 6 PM local time (or 10:00 GMT), 21 of those individuals had passed away while undergoing treatment at the hospital, as reported by the agency.
”It’s tragic. I can see the accident from the window of my house. A lot of people were standing on the air conditioning unit at noon, and some even jumped off,” said a Weibo netizen.
Although hospitals fires are uncommon in China, the cause of the blaze that occurred at Changfeng Hospital is still under investigation.
With inputs from Reuters
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