The newspaper reported that the fire broke out at around 12:57 pm local time (0457 GMT) and was extinguished at around 13:33 pm after emergency teams rushed to the scene at Changfeng Hospital in Beijing.
The authorities evacuated a total of 71 people after the rescue work. By 6:00 pm (1000 GMT), 21 people had died after being taken to hospital for treatment.
“This is a tragedy,” said a Chinese Weibo user. “I can see the accident from my balcony. Many people stood on the air-conditioning unit at noon and some jumped off it.”
Fires in China are rare. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
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