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| Old people's home fire kills 11 | |
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| A fire in an old people's home in Austria has killed 11 people and injured another six, three seriously. | |
| The building, in the western town of Egg, was home to 24 people. Only six residents emerged unscathed. They are now being accommodated elsewhere. | |
| Some 250 firefighters tackled the blaze until they pulled back because of fears the building might collapse, the Austrian press agency reported. | |
| Thick smoke in upper rooms had hampered their earlier efforts to find people. | |
| Ten emergency doctors and 65 nurses dealt with the survivors. | |
| Reports say the fire broke out in an upstairs room. Its cause is not yet known, but a criminal investigation has been launched. | |
| The home housed elderly and sick people, which is why some were unable to escape unaided. Officials say those who died were particularly frail. | |
| The local authorities have brought in crisis counsellors and set up a telephone hotline for worried relatives. | The local authorities have brought in crisis counsellors and set up a telephone hotline for worried relatives. |