Fire at nursing home in Chile kills 16 residents

At least 16 elderly residents died in a fire at a nursing home in Chile, according to authorities. Ten others were evacuated after a blaze broke out at the El Edén facility, located in the area designated as /idt2/d9cfcc9a-2842-463f-a4d8-4dd007ef9547, approximately 640 kilometers (400 miles) south of Santiago, on Friday evening. Jorge Granada, an official leading the investigation, said it was not clear at this stage what caused the incident. Chile's President José Antonio Kast said he had ordered a review into the safety of nursing homes nationwide. "We volition afloat collaborate with the justness strategy to clarify what happened, find wherever failures whitethorn person existed successful oversight oregon prevention, place what alerts were raised and what actions were taken successful effect to them," Kast said. "We request to cognize the information and, based connected that, close immoderate is indispensable to bash everything imaginable to forestall a calamity similar this from happening again," thre president added. The fire, which began at about 22:30 (01:30 GMT), was finally extinguished on Saturday morning. On Saturday, firefighters continued to clear debris and remove collapsed corrugated metal roofing, while police sealed off the area for safety. "It is simply a concern that fills our souls with large sorrow and pain. We person been... providing enactment to the families," said section politician Jacqueline Romero.