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| China nursing home fire kills 38 in Henan | China nursing home fire kills 38 in Henan |
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| A fire at a care home for elderly people in China's Henan province has killed 38 people, state media report. | A fire at a care home for elderly people in China's Henan province has killed 38 people, state media report. |
| Another six people were injured in the fire, which broke out at the privately run Kangleyuan home in Pingdingshan city on Monday night. | Another six people were injured in the fire, which broke out at the privately run Kangleyuan home in Pingdingshan city on Monday night. |
| Two of the injured were in a serious condition, said the Xinhua news agency. | |
| President Xi Jinping ordered "all-out efforts" to care for the injured and bereaved relatives and to find out what had gone wrong, Xinhua reported. | President Xi Jinping ordered "all-out efforts" to care for the injured and bereaved relatives and to find out what had gone wrong, Xinhua reported. |
| Fifty-one people were reported to be living at the home. One survivor, 82-year-old Zhao Yulan, said only two of the 11 people she shared a room with had escaped. | Fifty-one people were reported to be living at the home. One survivor, 82-year-old Zhao Yulan, said only two of the 11 people she shared a room with had escaped. |
| A search and rescue operation was still under way on Tuesday morning at the apartment building which housed the rest home. | A search and rescue operation was still under way on Tuesday morning at the apartment building which housed the rest home. |
| The cause of the fire was not immediately known. | The cause of the fire was not immediately known. |
| In 2013, a fire at a home for the elderly in Heilongjiang province left 11 people dead. It was determined to have been started by one of the residents, who was among the dead. | In 2013, a fire at a home for the elderly in Heilongjiang province left 11 people dead. It was determined to have been started by one of the residents, who was among the dead. |