# Fire at Chile nursing home kills 16 residents

https://mins.news/en/item/56132

- BBC News, 2026-09-12 19:36 UTC
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- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4zpp20w77o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> At least 16 elderly residents died when fire broke out at the El Edén nursing home in Pitrufquén, in Chile’s Araucanía region. Ten others were evacuated. Prosecutors have not established the cause, while President José Antonio Kast ordered a review of nursing homes nationwide.

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