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7 killed in NE China rest home fire

Xinhua, January 4, 2017 Adjust font size:

Seven people have been confirmed dead after a rest home caught fire in northeast China's Jilin Province Wednesday morning, local authorities said.

The fire broke out at 4:10 a.m. at a rest home in Chaoyang Township, Huinan County. The fire was put out at 4:27 a.m.

There were 39 aged people living in the privately-run rest home. Thirty-two of them were rescued by firefighters.

The cause of the fire was being investigated. Endi