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Hospital fire kills 12 vulnerable patients

By Agencies | China Daily | Updated: 2012-10-24 08:14

Hospital fire kills 12 vulnerable patients

Investigators search for the possible causes of an early morning fire that swept through the Sinying Hospital's nursing ward on Tuesday in Tainan city, Taiwan. The fire killed at least 12 people. Associated Press

At least 12 people were killed and 60 injured when a blaze tore through a hospital catering mainly to bed-ridden and mentally ill seniors in southern Taiwan in the early hours of Tuesday morning, health authorities said.

Hospital fire kills 12 vulnerable patients

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