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  "id": 7004425,
  "title": "At least 16 dead in fire at retirement home in Chile",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/at-least-16-dead-in-fire-at-retirement-home-in-chile",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T22:28:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/253395/world/at-least-16-dead-in-fire-at-retirement-home-in-chile"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A fire at a nursing home in Chile has killed 16 elderly residents. The blaze occurred at El Edén home in Pitrufquén, 640km south of Santiago, on Friday evening. According to RTE News, the fire began on Friday night and was extinguished earlier on Saturday.\n\nTen others were hospitalised after the fire, which started at around 22:30 local time. A total of 26 elderly residents were in the nursing home at the time of the fire, with ten surviving and being taken to hospital.\n\nThe cause of the fire is unclear, according to BBC Health and BBC World. Chile's President José Antonio Kast has ordered a review into the condition of nursing homes across the country. The local mayor, Jacqueline Romero, expressed sorrow and said municipal teams, firefighters, and police were deployed to provide support to families.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Fire at nursing home in Chile kills 16",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/fire-at-nursing-home-in-chile-kills-16",
        "published": "2026-09-12T19:26:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Fire at nursing home in Chile kills 16 residents",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/fire-at-nursing-home-in-chile-kills-16-residents",
        "published": "2026-09-12T19:36:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "16 dead after fire at nursing home in Chile",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/16-dead-after-fire-at-nursing-home-in-chile",
        "published": "2026-09-12T19:54:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Fire at nursing home in Chile kills 16 elderly residents",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/fire-at-nursing-home-in-chile-kills-16-elderly-residents",
        "published": "2026-09-12T20:42:23.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}