Sri Lanka Nursing Home Fire Kills 12, Injures 8; Facility Head Arrested

(Central News Agency, Colombo, 4th, Combined Foreign Reports) Sri Lankan police said today that a fire at a nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 12 people and injured 8 others who were hospitalized, and that the facility's head has been arrested by police. According to Reuters, police said the fire occurred at a nursing facility in Anguruwatota, about 55 kilometers south of the capital Colombo, and that the fire has been extinguished and the facility's head has been arrested. Police spokesman Frederick Wootler stated, "51 people were rescued from this nursing home, and they are now being cared for by local military and local authorities." He added that police have deployed two teams to conduct further investigations into the incident. (Translators: Li Jing / Editor: Hong Qiyuan) 1150604