Fire at nursing home in Chile kills 16 residents
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At least 16 elderly residents have died in a fire at a nursing home in Chile, according to authorities.
据当局称，智利一家疗养院发生火灾，至少有 16 名老年居民死亡。
Ten others were evacuated after a blaze broke out at El Edén home in /idt2/d9cfcc9a-2842-463f-a4d8-4dd007ef9547, around 640km (400 miles) south of the capital Santiago, on Friday evening.
周五晚上，位于首都圣地亚哥以南约 640 公里（400 英里）处 /idt2/d9cfcc9a-2842-463f-a4d8-4dd007ef9547 的 El Edén 住宅发生火灾，另有 10 人被疏散。
Jorge Granada, a prosecutor leading the case, said it was not clear at this stage what caused the incident.
负责此案的检察官豪尔赫·格拉纳达表示，目前尚不清楚事件的起因。
Chile's President José Antonio Kast said he had ordered a review into the condition of nursing homes across the country.
智利总统何塞·安东尼奥·卡斯特表示，他已下令对全国疗养院的状况进行审查。
"We will fully collaborate with the justice system to clarify what happened, determine where failures may have existed in oversight or prevention, identify what alerts were raised and what actions were taken in response to them," Kast said.
卡斯特说：“我们将与司法系统充分合作，澄清发生的事情，确定监督或预防方面可能存在哪些失误，确定提出了哪些警报以及采取了哪些行动来应对这些警报。”
"We need to know the truth and, based on that, correct whatever is necessary to do everything possible to prevent a tragedy like this from happening again," thre president added.
这位总统补充说：“我们需要了解真相，并在此基础上采取必要的纠正措施，尽一切可能防止类似的悲剧再次发生。”
The fire, which began at around 22:30 (01:30 GMT) was finally put out on Saturday morning.
大火于 22:30（格林威治标准时间 01:30）左右开始，最终于周六早上被扑灭。
On Saturday, firefighters were still clearing debris and removing collapsed corrugated metal roofing. Police cordoned off the area for safety.
周六，消防队员仍在清理废墟并拆除倒塌的波纹金属屋顶。 为了安全，警方封锁了该地区。
"It is a situation that fills our souls with great sorrow and pain. We have been... providing support to the families," said local mayor Jacqueline Romero.
“这种情况让我们的灵魂充满了巨大的悲伤和痛苦。 我们一直在……为这些家庭提供支持，”当地市长杰奎琳·罗梅罗说。
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