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10 Die in Nursing Home Fire in Russia 

Fire swept through a nursing home early Thursday in Siberia, killing at least 10 people in the latest in a series of deadly blazes - many caused by neglect of safety rules. . . .

He said the fire began in the upper floor of the three-story nursing home and had apparently been caused by the violation of fire safety rules by patients, many of whom were drunk after a party.

Alexander Glazunov, a regional emergency official, suggested in televised comments that the fire may have started in a common area where people were watching TV and smoking the night before.

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