2 Killed and 11 Injured in Retirement Home Fire
From Times Wire Reports
Fire broke out at a retirement home complex in Richmond, killing two women and injuring 11 other residents, fire officials said.
Several of those taken to hospitals suffered life-threatening injuries, Richmond Fire Marshal Keith Vida said. One man was in critical condition.
The blaze began in an apartment on the fifth floor of the nine-story building and quickly spread to the apartment above, Vida said.
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