At least 21 killed in horror hospital fire as inferno forces patients to leap from windows in Chinese capital Beijing

NEARLY two dozen people have died in a fire at a Beijing hospital that forced the evacuation of droves of patients, Chinese state media reported. 21 people are dead and staff removed 71 patients after the fire broke out Tuesday in the inpatient department of Beijing Changfeng Hospital, state media including CGTN reported. Survivors were seen sitting on the roof Some fashioned bedsheets in a desperate attempt to escape the flames Videos of the fire circulating on social media show black smoke billowing from the building. Some people are seen climbing out of the windows using what appears to be makeshift ropes made out of bedsheets. Others took refuge on air conditioning units outside the windows. State media said the fire has been extinguished and rescue work has been completed. The cause of the fire is under investigation, the reports said. The fire was seen blazing from windows in videos