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Fire at nursing home in Chile kills 16 residents

Name: Fire at nursing home in Chile kills 16 residents
Start: 2026-09-12T20:00:15Z
Location: Chile

Chile · Latin America + Caribbean region

detected 2026-09-12T20:00:15Z updated 2026-09-12T20:00:15Z

Ten people were evacuated from the home in Araucanía region in central Chile.

Single-source report, not yet corroborated.

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Original source: RSS · BBC World View original report ↗

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12 other events within 300 km in the 30 days around this event. This report has no exact coordinates, so it is shown at country level (shaded area).

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Ambulance 131 Fire 132 Police (Carabineros) 133

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