Dhanuja Chathuranga

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.