The director of the establishment has been arrested

A fire at a nursing home in western Sri Lanka has killed 12 residents and injured eight others. Police say the fire started late Wednesday at the home in Anguruwatota town.

Tragic fire at Sri Lanka elderly care home kills 11, injures seven; 51 residents rescued and relocated.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A fire at a nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 12 residents and injured eight others, police said Thursday.

The manager of a Sri Lankan care home was arrested Thursday, a day after a fire killed 12 residents and injured six others, officials said.

COLOMBO, June 4 — The manager of a Sri Lankan care home was arrested today, a day after a fire killed 12 residents and injured six others, officials said.The manager of the...

51 people were rescued from the facility and the home’s director has been arrested.

A devastating fire at an elderly care home in western Sri Lanka has killed at least 12 residents and left seven others injured, police said on Thursday.

Police said initial witness accounts suggested that the fire originated in a storeroom where dozens of mattresses were stacked.

Secondo la polizia, le prime testimonianze indicano che l'incendio sarebbe partito da un magazzino dove erano accatastati decine di materassi

A fire at an unregistered nursery home in Sri Lanka has killed 12 residents.

COLOMBO: Twelve people have died in a fire at a home for older people in Sri Lanka, police said on Thursday, while...

The director of the establishment has been arrested

The death toll from a fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka has risen to 13

A "chained" patient was among more than a dozen people who died during a fire at an unregistered nursing home in Sri Lanka, according to a staff member.