A squabble over $32 led a nursing home
resident to set the building on fire, killing
11 people, Chinese state-run media
reported.
Police said 45-year-old Wang Gui lost his
temper after accusing another resident of
stealing 200 yuan from him, the Xinhua
news agency reported.
Staff members at Lianhe Senior Nursing
Home tried to calm Wang down. So did
other residents. But nothing worked.
Early Friday morning, Wang set fire to the
home in the northeast city of Hailun,
authorities said.
The blaze killed 11 people, including Wang.
Their ages ranged from 45 to 87, the
Hailun public security bureau told Xinhua.
Wang had been sent to the nursing home
because he suffered a stroke and had no
one to take care of him, according to
Xinhua.
About 32 people were in the inpatient
building when the fire broke out, the
agency said. The nursing home serves
rural elderly residents who have no source
of income.
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