At least 20 die at home for disabled
From Times Wire Reports
Faulty electrical wiring may have sparked a catastrophic fire that raced through a home for the disabled in western Latvia, leaving 25 people dead or missing, rescuers said.
Twenty bodies had been removed from the badly charred three-story building in Alsunga, about 110 miles west of Riga, the capital. The five missing were presumed dead, an official said.
At least five of the survivors suffered serious burns. About 90 people were in the home.
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