9 people killed in US nursing home blaze

KABUL (Pajhwok): Nine people were killed after a fire broke out at a nursing home in the Massachusetts state of United State, a media report said on Tuesday.

Reuters reported: “A fire that broke out at an assisted living facility for the elderly near Boston on Sunday night killed at least nine people and injured 30 others”.

Jake Wark, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Fire Security, said about 70 people lived at the Gabriel House facility in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Wark explained that about 50 firefighters responded to the incident.

According to him, firefighters rescued many of the residents, several died at the scene, and many others were taken to the hospital with one in critical condition.

They are investigating the reason behind the incident, officials added.

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