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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A fire at a nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 12 residents and injured eight others, police said Thursday.
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The fire started late Wednesday at the home in Anguruwatota town. Fifty-one residents were rescued, police spokesman Fredrick Wootler said.
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The director of the home was arrested on suspicion of causing deaths through negligence. An investigation is underway.
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