A resident killed in a fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka had been chained and another was untied and saved, a worker said.

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.

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