Beijing, April 18: Twenty-one people were killed on Tuesday when a hospital building caught fire in China's national capital.

A hospital admissions building in Beijing's Fengtai district caught fire at 12:57pm (local time) on Tuesday, leaving 21 dead and 71 patients displaced, state-run China Daily reported. China Fire: 10 Killed, Nine Injured After Blaze Erupts in Apartment Building in Xinjiang.

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The cause is currently under investigation, the report said.

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