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| Ukraine fire kills 17 in care home near Kiev | Ukraine fire kills 17 in care home near Kiev |
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| Seventeen people have died in a fire at a building housing elderly people in a village near Ukraine's capital Kiev. | Seventeen people have died in a fire at a building housing elderly people in a village near Ukraine's capital Kiev. |
| The fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday in a two-storey building housing some 35 people. | The fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday in a two-storey building housing some 35 people. |
| "Emergency services units saved 18 people, five of whom have been hospitalised with burns of varying degrees of severity," Ukraine's emergencies ministry said. | "Emergency services units saved 18 people, five of whom have been hospitalised with burns of varying degrees of severity," Ukraine's emergencies ministry said. |
| Police have detained the man in charge of the building. | |
| Officials said it was being used to house the elderly people illegally. | |
| Prime Minister Vladimir Groisman described the fire as a "terrible tragedy that has caused irreparable loss" and said the government offered "sincere condolences" to the victims' families, Ukrainian media reported. | Prime Minister Vladimir Groisman described the fire as a "terrible tragedy that has caused irreparable loss" and said the government offered "sincere condolences" to the victims' families, Ukrainian media reported. |
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