20 people killed in fire at nursing home in China
Beijing (PTI): Twenty people were killed in a fire at a nursing home in north China's Hebei province, local officials said on Wednesday.
The blaze broke out around 9 pm on Tuesday in Longhua county, Chengde city.
As of early Wednesday, a total of 20 people were confirmed dead, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported citing local officials.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, the report said.
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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits off New Zealand
Wellington, Apr 29 (AP): A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has hit off the west coast of New Zealand. There is no tsunami warning.
The US Geological Survey says the quake occurred shortly after 1 a.m. local time. It was 300 kilometers southwest of Invercargill, New Zealand, and 10 kilometers under the sea.
Monitors in New Zealand described the quake as moderate. There were no immediate reports of damage.
New Zealand, which is home to 5 million people, sits on the “Ring of Fire”, an arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanoes are common.
