WORLD BRIEFING / BELGIUM
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
A fire raged through a retirement home close to Brussels, leaving nine people dead and three more in critical condition, officials said.
The fire broke out about 8 p.m. and sent thick, black smoke through the sprawling facility where about 100 retirees receive care. Officials said the fire was probably accidental.
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