15 dead, 5 injured in Mexico border nursing home fire

June 24, 2015 00:56

A fire has killed at least 15 elderly residents of a nursing home on the outskirts of the northern border city of Mexicali, across the border from Calexico, California, the Mexican city's mayor said today.

Mexicali Mayor Jaime Diaz Ochoa said another five people were being treated at a local hospital for burns, and were in serious condition. He said the cause of the blaze was being investigated by the state prosecutors' office.

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