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22 killed in Russian nursing home fire

An image from a video shows Russian emergency services personnel battling a blaze in a private nursing home in the Siberian city of Kemerovo early Saturday. (Photo: Russian Emergency Situations Ministry via AFP)

MOSCOW: A fire erupted overnight in an illegal private nursing home in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, killing 22 people, Russia's investigative committee said Saturday.

In a video released by the emergency services, a long row of emergency vehicles lined up outside the burning building, as firefighters tackled flames which sent plumes of smoke into the night sky.

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