20 people killed in fire at nursing home in China

Beijing: Twenty people were killed in a fire at a nursing home in north China's Hebei province, local officials said on Wednesday.

The blaze broke out around 9 pm on Tuesday in Longhua county, Chengde city.

As of early Wednesday, a total of 20 people were confirmed dead, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported citing local officials.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, the report said.