China: Beijing hospital catches fire, at least 21 people dead

Twenty-one people were killed on Tuesday when a hospital building caught fire in China's national capital.

A hospital admissions building in Beijing's Fengtai district caught fire at 12:57 pm (local time) on Tuesday, leaving 21 dead and 71 patients displaced, state-run China Daily reported.  

The cause is currently under investigation, the report said. 

In a separate incident, 11 people died in a factory fire in Wuyi County, Jinhua City in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Monday, the local government said on Tuesday.

The blaze broke out at 14:04 on Monday. Firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical personnel rushed to the spot after receiving an emergency call about the incident.

Two rounds of search and rescue operations were carried out by 4 am Tuesday after the fire was brought under control and 11 bodies were found, the China Daily reported.

The fire was reported to have started in a plant where wooden doors are made, possibly from materials such as wooden doors, paint, and packages.

Those alleged to be responsible for the incident have been detained and a more thorough investigation is underway, the announcement added.