Fire standards were overhauled following similar incident last year

Seven people were killed after a fire broke out at a nursing home in Huinan county, Jilin province, early on Wednesday, local authorities said.

The fire broke out at about 4:10 am at a privately-owned nursing home in Chaoyang township, with rescuers able to save 32 of the 39 senior residents, according to a statement by the Huinan news office, adding that the fire was extinguished by firefighters at about 4:30 am.