Fire kills 12 people in Sri Lankan home for older people

Sri Lanka police said ​on Thursday that a dozen people have died in ​a fire at a ‌home for older people near Columbo while ​another eight have been hospitalized. Police said that the fire, which broke out ​at a home in ​Anguruwatota, has ​been put out and ​the director of the establishment has ‌been arrested. Despite the ongoing investigations, the cause of the fire remains unknown.