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                    Rest Home Fire in Central China Kills 38

   by Associated Press

   A fire that swept through a rest home in central China killed 38 people
   and injured six, Chinese authorities said Tuesday.

   The fire broke out Monday night in an apartment building being used as
   a privately run rest home in the city of Pingdingshan in Henan
   province, according to a statement from the province's work safety
   administration.

   Two of the injured were in serious condition, the statement said. The
   official Xinhua News Agency reported that a rescue operation was still
   underway Tuesday morning and the cause of the fire was unclear.

   With a rapidly aging population and under-resourced social security
   net, China faces increasing pressure to provide safe and affordable
   care for the elderly.

   In 2013, a disgruntled resident set fire to a rest home, killing
   himself and 10 others, in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang.
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