At least 10 dead in US nursing home fire

At least 10 people have died in a fire at a nursing home in Connecticut

At least 10 people have died in a fire at a nursing home in Connecticut.Twenty others have been taken to hospital after the blaze in Hartford.

One person has been arrested but fire chiefs are refusing to say if arson is suspected.

More than 100 people were evacuated from the Greenwood Health Centre.Five of those injured are in a critical condition. AP

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