Beijing hospital fire death toll rises to 29, director detained

The death toll in a fire that ripped through a hospital in China’s capital Beijing has risen to 29, a city official said Wednesday. The fire at the Beijing Changfeng Hospital in the Fengtai District broke out at around 1 pm (0500 GMT) on Tuesday and was extinguished about half an hour later. Li Zongrong, deputy mayor of the district, expressed his “deep condolences” as he announced the new toll at a press conference. Twelve people, including the facility’s director, have been detained in connection with the fire, said Sun Haitao from Beijing’s public security bureau, adding that representatives from…