13 students dead in China school fire while 8 killed in factory explosion

Yanshanpu, China (AFP) Jan 20, 2024

Thirteen schoolchildren died in a dormitory fire in central China's Henan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported Saturday. The blaze at the Yingcai School in Henan's Yanshanpu village was reported to the local fire department at 11:00 pm (1500 GMT) Friday night, Xinhua said. Thirteen students were confirmed dead and one injured. A teacher at the school told state-run Hebe