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Associated Press

Taiwan nursing home fire kills nine people, authorities confirm

Firefighters try to extinguish the blaze at Taipei Hospital ( EBC via AP )

A fire at a nursing home in Taiwan has left nine people dead and 16 injured.

Authorities were still investigating the cause of the blaze that broke out before 5am, and was extinguished roughly one hour later.

No details were immediately available about those who had died, although the fire department said 10 of the injured were in serious condition.

The nursing home attached to Taipei Hospital had 32 patients on the ward, along with 11 nurses, helpers and foreign caregivers.

Associated Press

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