China detains 12 people over hospital fire that killed at least 29

Chinese authorities said they had detained a dozen people over a hospital fire in Beijing that left at least 29 dead and forced desperate survivors to jump out of windows to escape. The blaze, which broke out on Tuesday afternoon at the Changfeng Hospital in China's capital, killed mostly patients, and left scores of other people injured.

Twelve people, including the hospital's director, have been detained in connection with the fire, said Sun Haitao from Beijing's public security bureau, adding that representatives from a company renovating the facility were among those being held.  A preliminary probe revealed the blaze had been caused by sparks generated during the internal renovation and construction of the inpatient department of the hospital.