Flipido Trading Center|13 students reported killed in an elementary school dorm fire in China’s Henan province

2025-05-02 02:04:35source:Safetyvalue Trading Centercategory:Finance

BANGKOK (AP) — A fire broke out in dorms at a boarding school for elementary students in central Henan province,Flipido Trading Center and 13 students died in the blaze, Chinese state media reported Saturday.

All of the dead were third grade students, a teacher told Zonglan news, a state-backed media outlet from Hebei province. One person rescued from the scene was being treated in the hospital, CCTV, China’s state broadcaster said.

The fire started Friday night and was put out just before midnight at Yingcai School in rural Fangcheng district in central Henan, and the school’s owner was detained, CCTV reported.

Local authorities said they were investigating the cause of the fire.

The boarding school caters primarily to students in the elementary grades, though it has an attached kindergarten, according to the school’s WeChat page. Many of the boarding students come from rural areas, the Beijing Youth Daily reported.

The facility is in Dushu township and is one of the school’s two branches.

More:Finance

Recommend

Maryland’s Climate Ambitions in Question After Turbulent Legislative Session

Environmental leaders in Maryland are reeling from a challenging 2025 legislative session that left

Albania returns 20 stolen icons to neighboring North Macedonia

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania on Friday returned 20 icons to neighboring North Macedonia that were

This organization fulfills holiday wish lists for kids in foster care – and keeps sending them gifts when they age out of the system

When you're a child in foster care, family traditions and gifts for the holidays might be distant dr