A fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka is reported to have killed 12 residents and injured eight others, according to police and multiple international outlets. The blaze breaks out at a home for older people in Anguruwatota, about 55 km from Colombo, and is put out. Police say the director of the establishment is arrested following the incident. Rescuers pull dozens of people from the property; one report says 51 people are rescued and are being looked after by the military and local public officials. Several outlets describe the facility as unregistered and refer to it as a nursing home or nursery home, reflecting differences in translation. One outlet reports that the death toll later rises to 13, while others state 12 deaths, indicating possible updates as information is confirmed. Injured survivors are taken to hospital, while police continue investigations into the cause of the fire and the circumstances surrounding the unregistered operation.