A section of the Beijing 301 Military Hospital, where top Chinese Communist Party leaders go for treatment, caught fire on Aug. 1, according to photographs, videos, and accounts online. The cause was not immediately clear.
Internet commentators were quick to point out the date the fire occurred: the anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Party’s military force. It was founded on Aug. 1, 1927, and the anniversary is celebrated every year.
