SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A Sunday morning fire tore through a nursing home in southern Chile, killing 9 seniors and their caretaker.

The nursing home is located near the city of Paillaco, some 540 miles (870 kilometers) south of the Chilean capital, Santiago. Police say neighbors were able to rescue three people, but Paillaco Mayor Ramona Reyes said all others died in the blaze because the nursing home had locked patients inside their rooms.

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