Six Dead and Eight Injured in Chilean Fire

Six Dead and Eight Injured in Chilean Fire
Smoke coming out from the burnt house while firefighters work at the scene in San Felipe, Brazil on July 30, 2021. TVN via AP/Screenshot via NTD
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Six people were killed and eight injured after a fire broke out at a shelter for patients discharged from a psychiatric hospital in Chile, officials said on Friday.

The fire started late on Thursday in San Felipe, 90 kilometers (56 miles) northwest of capital Santiago, and also damaged four nearby homes, the Interior Ministry’s emergency office, ONEMI said.