2023 Changfeng Hospital fire
Native name 北京长峰医院火灾
Date18 April 2023 (2023-04-18)
Time12:57 (CST, UTC+08:00)
LocationFengtai District, Beijing, China
Coordinates39°53′21″N 116°16′48″E / 39.88917°N 116.28000°E / 39.88917; 116.28000
Deaths29
Non-fatal injuries39

On 18 April 2023, a hospital fire occurred at Changfeng Hospital in Beijing, China, causing at least 29 deaths.

Impact

At 04:57 GMT (12:57 CST), the fire broke out on the east wing of the in-patient department of Changfeng Hospital in Beijing.[1] A preliminary investigation points towards renovation works having started the fire, with sparks igniting paint.[2] The fire was later extinguished at around 05:33 GMT. At least 29 people died due to the fire, and 39 people were injured, with three in critical condition and 18 in serious condition.[3][2][4] Seventy-one patients were transferred to another hospital after the fire.[5] During the fire, people sought refuge by perching on air conditioning units outside the hospital and jumped off bedsheets hanging from windows as the building spewed black smoke.[6][7]

Aftermath

CCP Politburo member and Party Secretary of Beijing Yin Li visited the site and stated that authorities would pursue whoever started the fire.[8] Police detained twelve people, including the hospital's director and deputy director, and the head of the firm overseeing the renovation.[2] Multiple fire departments, including the Fengtai District Fire Rescue Detachment, the public security department, sanitation department, and the emergency management responded to the fire.[9] Relatives of patients complained of communication delays, saying that they only learned of the fire from media sources and that it took many hours for them to learn if their relatives had survived.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Chang, Wayne; Xu, Xiaofei; Gan, Nectar (2023-04-18). "Hospital fire in Beijing kills at least 21 people". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Beijing: Twelve held after Beijing hospital fire kills 29". BBC News. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  3. ↑ "Fire kills 21 in a Beijing hospital - Beijing Daily". Reuters. 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  4. ↑ "Fire kills more than two dozen patients in Beijing hospital". Reuters. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  5. ↑ "21 dead in Beijing hospital fire, dozens evacuated". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  6. ↑ "21 dead in Beijing hospital fire, dozens evacuated". AP NEWS. 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  7. ↑ "Video: Video Shows People Escaping Deadly Fire at Beijing Hospital". The New York Times. 2023-04-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  8. ↑ Buckley, Chris (2023-04-18). "At Least 21 Dead After Fire at Beijing Hospital". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  9. ↑ "北京长峰医院住院部发生火情 已致21人死亡". Beijing Daily (in Chinese (China)). 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-04-18 – via The Beijing News.


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