Beijing hospital fire claims 29 lives, caused by electric sparks
The death toll
has risen to 29 after a fire on Tuesday at Beijing Changfeng Hospital. A preliminary
investigation found the cause to be electric sparks caused by modification
work, city authorities said at a Wednesday press briefing
. The deadly incident prompted the city government to conduct city-wide safety hazard
checks. Among the dead, 26 were patients
and one was family member of a patient, in addition to one care worker and one nurse, an official confirmed at the press conference
.
tips
claim:声称;要求;造成...的死亡
toll:死亡人数;通行费;vt. 征收
preliminary:初步做法;初步的
investigate:调查,研究(invest 投资)
press:压;新闻舆论;(the press 新闻工作者)
brief:n. 摘要;简报;a. 简短的,短暂的(briefing n. 简报)
press briefing:新闻发布会
hazard:危险 ⚠️
patient:病人(pati 忍受,词源同 passion 强烈情感)
conference:会议(confer 授予;带来;vi. 协商)