Fire kills more than two dozen patients in Beijing hospital | The World

The death toll from a fire at a hospital in Beijing has increased to 29, with authorities confirming the blaze impacted the wing housing critically ill patients. State censors have blocked videos showing patients clinging to bed sheets as they tried to escape to safety. East Asia correspondent Bill Birtles tells The World dangerous building materials could be to blame.

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