Anguruwatota

A fire at a nursing home for people with mental health conditions in western Sri Lanka killed over a dozen individuals, and survivors have been relocated to another facility nearby.

A fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 13 residents, including a patient who had been chained, according to a staff member. The facility, overcrowded with 71 residents in a space designed for 15, was found to have violated regulations, leading to the arrest of its director on negligence charges.

A deadly fire at an unregistered nursing home in Anguruwatota, Western Sri Lanka, killed 13 people, including those with mental illnesses. The fire, suspected to be caused by an electric short circuit in a water pump wire, led to the arrest of the facility's director for negligence. The overcrowded nursing home, meant for 15 residents but housing 71, had previously been warned to follow legal guidelines.

A fire at an unregistered nursing home in Western Sri Lanka killed 13 people, including 10 who died immediately and three later in the hospital. The facility, which housed 71 people with mental illnesses, was overcrowded and lacked proper registration. The director has been arrested for suspected negligence, and the fire is believed to have started from an electric short circuit in a water pump wire.

A fire at an unregistered nursing home in Anguruwatota, Sri Lanka, killed 12 residents and injured eight others. The facility was overcrowded, with 71 people in a space designed for 15, and the director was arrested for suspected negligence. Government officials had previously warned the home to follow laws and guidelines.

A fire at a nursing home in Anguruwatota, Sri Lanka, killed 12 people and hospitalized eight others. The director of the establishment has been arrested, and 51 individuals were rescued and are being cared for by military and public officials.

A fire at a nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 12 residents and injured eight others. The director of the home was arrested on suspicion of causing deaths through negligence, and an investigation is ongoing. Fifty-one residents were rescued, including those with mental illnesses.