Inferno kills three in Sydney nursing home

AUSTRALIA: A fire blaze has left at least three elderly people dead and eight others seriously injured in a nursing home in the Australian city of Sydney.

The incident happened in the Quakers Hill Nursing Home in the early hours of Friday morning, AFP reported.

New South Wales (NSW) Police Superintendent Robert Redfern warned that the casualties may rise since the injured are so old and frail. Police said they believe the inferno started in a bedroom, but the cause of the blaze would be investigated.

Fire and Rescue NSW Commissioner Greg Mullins said it was a terrible experience for the nursing home residents as well as the firefighters. Press TV