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Sri Lanka nursing home fire kills 12
Advertisement Sri Lanka nursing home fire kills 12 51 people were rescued from the facility and the home’s director has been arrested 1-MIN READ1-MIN Listen A dozen people have died in a fire at a home for older people in Sri Lanka, police said on Thursday, while another eight have been hospitalised. The fire, which broke out at a home in Anguruwatota 55km (34 miles) from the commercial capital Colombo, has been put out and the director of the establishment has been arrested, police said. “A...
Sri Lanka nursing home fire kills 12, owner arrested over negligence claims
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. The blaze broke out at around 5.30pm on Wednesday at the Mawpiya Sevana Elderly Care Home in Anguruwatota, about 65 kilometres southeast of Colombo in Kalutara district. More than 70 elderly residents were at the privately run facility when the fire started.
Patients 'chained' at Sri Lankan nursing home where 13 died in fire
Patients 'chained' at Sri Lankan nursing home where 13 died in fire Sat 6 Jun 2026 at 12:19pm In short: A fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 13 residents and injured eight others. One of the residents killed in a fire at the home had been chained. Another was untied so they could be rescued, a staff member said.