AMMAN: Six residents died and dozens were injured after a fire broke out a nursing home in Jordan, state news agency Petra reported.
The fire at the White Beds Society’s, or Al-Asirra Al-Baydaa, elderly home killed six elderly, badly injuring five and moderately injuring fifty-five more, according to Wafa Bani Mustafa, Minister of Social Development.
The fire spread engulfed the entire 80-square-meter center, which houses 111 people, the minister added.
The injured were taken to government hospitals for treatment, while the remaining elderly were moved to other centers.
An investigation was being conducted to identify the cause of the blaze, the minister said.
