World Print edition: 2021-01-22

At least 15 dead in Ukraine nursing home fire

Published January 22, 2021 Updated January 22, 2021 04:47am
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KIEV: At least 15 people were killed Thursday after a blaze tore through a residential home for the elderly in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, the emergency services said.

"According to preliminary information, 33 people were in the building at the time of the fire and 15 of them died," a statement said, noting that nine people were evacuated and were receiving treatment in hospital.