Nanny arson case drives calls for regulation

THE recent high-profile arson case in Hangzhou, in East China’s Zhejiang province, in which a nanny allegedly murdered four people by setting a luxury apartment on fire, has once again highlighted China’s chaotic domestic worker market.

The nanny, surnamed Mo, 34, was detained by Hangzhou police after she fled the 18th floor apartment after allegedly setting fire to it at 5 a.m. Thursday last week. Four victims were pronounced dead in hospital, and the case is still under investigation, Shangcheng district public security bureau in Hangzhou said.