Tag: deadly hospital fire in Beijing

The death toll from a fire at a Beijing hospital has risen to at least 29, with some people seen trapped and using bedsheets tied together to escape the flames. https://t.co/FFXQWx7KlE pic.twitter.com/I3KH8q84LL

— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 19, 2023

Public anger is continuing to mount over the high death toll and initial attempts to clamp down on information about the incident, including censoring footage on social media at first.

Here's what we know https://t.co/fE5c3sQrw6

— Bloomberg (@business) April 20, 2023

A fire at a Beijing hospital has left more than two dozen dead, making it the Chinese capital's deadliest blaze in at least two decades. Dramatic videos on social media show people using tied bed sheets to escape the smoke and flames engulfing the Hospital https://t.co/VotEWSHk7Q pic.twitter.com/3WKSnjvCye

— Reuters (@Reuters) April 19, 2023

29 Dead After Beijing Hospital Fire, Patients Clung to A/C Units and Tied Sheets Together to Escape https://t.co/GBA26v523y

— People (@people) April 19, 2023

29 people, mostly patients, died in the terrible hospital fire in Beijing's Fengtai District on April 18. According to preliminary investigation, the fire was caused by sparks from renovation and construction work inside the hospital. The hospital director has now been detained. pic.twitter.com/ovfrBsFl3S

— Manya Koetse (@manyapan) April 19, 2023