A fire at a private orphanage in Henan province broke out around 8:00 a.m. on the morning of Jan. 4, claiming the lives of seven children。
According to Lan Kao county police, the orphanage is home to Yuan Lihai, a famous street vendor known for adopting abandoned babies and orphans。
The cause of the fire is still under investigation。
4日早上8时许,兰考县一收养孤儿和弃婴的私人场所发生火灾,目前已造成7名孩童死亡,受伤人数不详。
据现场民警介绍,起火地点为兰考人袁厉害家,多名儿童在火灾中伤亡。
据了解,袁厉害多年来一直在兰考县人民医院门口摆摊卖东西,以收养弃婴和孤儿出名,其安置孤儿和弃婴的地方紧邻兰考县卫生局和兰考县人民医院。
目前,火灾已造成7名孩童死亡,具体伤亡人数和事发原因正在调查之中。