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1st LD: Fire at elderly people's care home in Ukraine kills 17

Xinhua, May 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least 17 people were killed early Sunday in a fire at an elderly people's care home in Ukraine's central Kiev region,authorities said.

The State Service for Emergencies said the blaze broke out at around 3:40 am local time (0140 GMT) in a private elderly care facility which housed 35 people at that time in Litochky village, 40 km north of Kiev.

A total of 150 rescuers and firefighters were dispatched to the scene and they have managed to rescue 18 people.

Five of the rescued seniors were sent to a local hospital with burns, with two of them in critical condition.

The Ukrainian government has set up a special commission to investigate the incident. Endit