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Hospital Fire Near Rome Kills at Least 3 and Causes an Emergency Evacuation Patients

ROME (AP) — A fire broke out in a hospital on Rome`s outskirts, killing at least three people and forcing the overnight evacuation of the smoke-filled facility and its nearly 200 patients, officials said Saturday. The blaze began in the …

Beijing Hospital Fire Deaths Rise to 29, Mostly Patients

BEIJING (AP) — The death toll from a fire at a Beijing hospital rose to 29, including 26 patients, authorities said Wednesday, and a dozen people had been detained including the hospital’s head and her deputy. The fire broke out …

India Official: We’re Trying to Avoid Future Fires

The top official in India’s West Bengal state told mourners Monday that her government was working to ensure that a hospital fire that killed 93 people would be the last tragedy of its kind. Officials say lax safety standards contributed …