Ten women have been killed in a fire in a nursing home in Chile, news portal Emol reported.
The fire broke out early Tuesday in the home, which is situated in Chiguayante, a city 500 kilometres south of the capital, Santiago de Chile.
Emol said the 10 women who died had not been able to flee the fire because they had difficulty walking.
A security guard was quoted as saying that he had heard an explosion shortly before the fire broke out, indicating that it may have been caused by an electrical short circuit.
(dpa/NAN)
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