Rest home fire in central China kills 38

[Little Tich]

Source: Yahoo! News / AP

BEIJING (AP) — A rest home fire in central China killed 38 people and injured six, Chinese state media reported Tuesday.

The official Xinhua News Agency said that the Monday night fire swept through an apartment building being used as a privately run rest home in the city of Pingdingshan in Henan province.

Xinhua said two of the injured were in serious condition, and a rescue operation was underway Tuesday morning. 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.

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[pipoman]

1. Yep, the oldest "nursing home" in China was started in the 1970's

It is still not a developed industry there...many workers spend 30 days on shift at a time. A friend and coworker just returned from a trip to China touring senior care facilities, we hosted a group from China touring our facilities last year...