16 people die in a nursing home fire in Chile

A fire broke out at a nursing home in the Chilean commune of Pitrufquén, killing 16 people.

As 1news.az reports, this was announced by the newspaper Tercera.

The tragedy occurred on the night of September 11 in the Araucanía region. Firefighters recovered the bodies of 16 victims from the rubble of the burned building. Another 10 people were evacuated.

Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the fire.