Fire kills 26 at rehab center in Peru - Gayo Lues
The blaze occurred on Saturday at an unlicensed rehab center in the capital’s densely populated and impoverished San Juan de Lurigancho district.
Fire Department commandant Antonio Zavala said the high death toll came because the iron doors to the center were locked, which prevented many residents from escaping.
Locals said there were around 50 patients locked inside the crowded center, and that several of the patients died of burns or suffocation.
Fourteen occupants were taken to nearby hospitals, where four of them died of severe injuries.
The disaster apparently arose from a brawl between patients who set a mattress on fire.
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source: Presstv.ir – American News
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