Fire at retirement home kills 16 in Mexican city
MEXICO CITY — A fire swept through a retirement home for poor people early Tuesday, killing 16 elderly residents at the facility outside the northern border city of Mexicali, the mayor’s office said.
Mayor Jaime Diaz Ochoa said the cause of the blaze at the Hermoso Atardecer retirement home is being investigated by the state prosecutors’ office. The mayor’s office said that 12 fire extinguishers and eight smoke detectors were found at the home.