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Officials punished after fire kills 2 kids, injures 3

SEVERAL officials were suspended after a kindergarten fire in Rucheng County, central Hunan Province killed two children and injured three others on Sunday, local officials said.
But authorities didn't reveal detailed number and identity of the disciplined officials.
Chen Li, head of the Lantian Kindergarten, and Ou Xiuqiu, a school nurse, have been detained while several local education officials have been suspended.
The fire broke out around midnight on Sunday. Two children died of asphyxia due to smoke inhalation and another three are being treated in a hospital. They are in stable condition, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Preliminary investigation showed the fire was caused by mosquito-repellent incense.



 

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