### [2026-06-3](/feed/2026/06/3/index.md)

##### Western Province
# Twelve people are killed and eight more are injured after an unauthorized nursing home caught fire in Anguruwatota, Western Province, Sri Lanka. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/sri-lanka-fire-nursing-home-f1d47c50d14ca13b5ba87d34b03e45e9)

### Changes:

1. Twelve people are killed and eight others are injured in an overnight fire at a nursing home in Anguruwatota, Sri Lanka.  _2026-06-04 13:40:58 (First version)_
1. Twelve people are killed and eight more are injured after an unauthorized nursing home caught fire in Anguruwatota, Western Province, Sri Lanka.  _(Current version)_

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