Kiev, Jan 22 : At least 15 people were killed and five others injured in a fire at a private nursing home in Kharkiv, Ukraine, authorities said.
According to the press service of Ukrainian State Service for Emergencies, the fire broke out at 3.03 p.m. on Thursday and quickly engulfed an area of about 100 square metres, reports Xinhua news agency.
After about two hours, the fire was extinguished.
Fifty employees of the State Emergency Service and 13 pieces of equipment were involved in the fight against the fire.
The bodies of 15 people were found at the scene of the tragedy.
Nine more people were rescued, five of whom were hospitalised.
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