Fire at China nursing home kills 38
Thirty-eight people were killed in a fire at a home for senior citizens in China`s central Henan province, state media said, the latest disaster in a country with a poor record on work safety.
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Beijing: Thirty-eight people were killed in a fire at a home for senior citizens in China`s central Henan province, state media said, the latest disaster in a country with a poor record on work safety.
The cause of the fire, which injured another six people, was unclear, Xinhua said. Rescue efforts were still underway.
China has a history of similar disasters. Workers are often poorly trained or ill-equipped to protect themselves from accidents.
A fire at a warehouse in Guangdong province killed at least 17 people in February, and a blaze at a poultry slaughterhouse in the northeastern province of Jilin in June 2013 killed 120 people.
The average age is rising in China, the world`s most populated country, and demographers have said government limits on family size threaten the future of the economy as fewer people are left to pay and care for a greying population.
One in four Chinese will be older than 60 by 2030, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
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