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Eight die in care home fire in Spain

Eight died and twelve were injured in the blaze
Eight died and twelve were injured in the blaze

Eight elderly people have died in a fire at a care home near Zaragoza in northeastern Spain.

Eleven other people, including a carer, were injured in the blaze in the small town of Cuarte de Huerva.

The fire broke out at around 1am local time.

Police are still trying to determine what started the blaze.

The area suffered from a heat wave for more than a week.

A fire between 3 and 7 July saw nearly 14,000 hectares burned in what was the country's worst blaze since 2012.