Twelve people arrested over Beijing hospital fire that killed 29

Director of Changfeng hospital among those detained after deadliest fire in China’s capital since 2002

Chinese authorities said on Wednesday they had detained a dozen people over a hospital fire in Beijing that left at least 29 dead and forced desperate survivors to jump out of windows to escape.

The fire, which broke out on Tuesday afternoon at the Changfeng hospital in China’s capital, killed mostly patients, and left scores of other people injured.