Man sues 9 over fire that killed his family

Lin Shengbin, whose wife and three children died last year in a fire set by the family's nanny in Hangzhou, has brought a lawsuit against nine companies or institutes and asked for compensation of 130 million yuan ($20.2 million).

The Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court accepted the case. The date of the hearing is yet to be announced.

Shanghai-based news website thePaper.cn reported on Tuesday that the plaintiffs - including Lin and the parents of Lin's deceased wife, Zhu Xiaozhen - are asking for civil compensation of 130 million yuan, according to Lin Jie of Beijing-based DeHeng Law Offices, acting as agent for the plaintiffs.