Colombo, June 4, 2026 (AFP) - Sri Lanka care home manager arrested after fire kills 12

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2026-06-04

The manager of a Sri Lankan care home was arrested Thursday, a day after a fire killed 12 residents and injured six others, officials said. The manager of the Maupiya Sewana Elders Home was arrested as forensic experts combed through the wreckage and discovered seven more charred bodies, raising the death toll to 12. An AFP photographer saw the manager in handcuffs being escorted to the scene on Thursday, as police interviewed survivors and neigh......

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