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Fire at old people's home kills 38 people, China state media reports

BEIJING: A fire at an old people's home in China's central Henan province killed 38 people, state media said, the latest disaster in a country with a poor record on work safety.

The fire broke out late on Monday at a private rest home in Lushan county, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday, citing local authorities.

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