The authorities are withholding the identities of 29 people who died in a fire in the inpatient department of Beijing Changfeng Hospital on April 18.
The fire broke out in the east building of the hospital’s inpatient department after midday. Authorities issued a notice at 9 a.m. the next day saying that 29 people died in the fire, of which 26 were patients, others were a nurse, a caretaker, and a family member of a patient.
A further 39 people were injured in the blaze, with three being in critical condition and 18 in severe condition. Seventy-one patients were transferred to other hospitals.
According to multiple mainland Chinese media outlets, officials kept the hospital fire a secret for eight hours until the evening of April 18. The patients’ families haven’t been notified about their loved one’s condition or whereabouts as of the publication of this article….