Photo taken on Jan. 4, 2017 shows the fire site of a rest home in Chaoyang Town of Huinan County, northeast China's Jilin Province. Seven people have been confirmed dead after the rest home caught fire early Wednesday morning, local authorities said. There were 39 aged people living in the privately-run rest home. Thirty-two of them were rescued by firefighters. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
CHANGCHUN, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Seven people have been confirmed dead after a rest home caught fire in northeast China's Jilin Province Wednesday morning, local authorities said.
The fire broke out at 4:10 a.m. at a rest home in Chaoyang Township, Huinan County. The fire was put out at 4:27 a.m.
There were 39 aged people living in the privately-run rest home. Thirty-two of them were rescued by firefighters.
The cause of the fire was being investigated.
