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       Fire Kills 13 in a School Dorm in Central China

       The private school is for kindergarten and elementary school pupils. Though many details of the disaster remained unclear, it drew widespread attention on China’s internet.

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       A school dormitory with charred windows after a fire in central Henan Province in China on Saturday, in a photo released by state media. Credit...Wu Gang/Xinhua, via Associated Press

       By Alexandra Stevenson

       Published Jan. 19, 2024Updated Jan. 20, 2024, 3:12 a.m. ET

       A fire in the dormitory of a kindergarten and elementary school in central China killed 13 people, Chinese state-owned news media reported on Saturday.

       A 14th person was being treated for injuries in a hospital after the fire broke out on Friday night, China Central Television said. Firefighters were called at 11 p.m., and the blaze was extinguished by 11:38, according to the television report, which also said that the head of the school had been taken into custody. The CCTV report provided no further details, including whether any of the dead were children.

       A teacher from the school told an online media outlet, Zonglan News, that all the victims were in the same third-grade class. It did not give the teacher’s name. Zonglan News falls under the umbrella of Hebei Daily Group, a state-owned publication.

       Site of school fire

       CHINA

       300 mi.

       500 km.

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       By The New York Times

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       Alexandra Stevenson is the Shanghai bureau chief for The Times, reporting on China’s economy and society. More about Alexandra Stevenson

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