Fatal fire
Thirteen children, aged between 10 and 15, died when fire gutted three wards of a Roman Catholic mental home in Rolde, the Netherlands, early today. None of the victims has been identified. The fire began just before midnight in a ward containing about 30 patients, whose ages range from 10 to 50, and the flames spread quickly to two other wards.—Rolde, February 3.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32522, 4 February 1971, Page 11
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65Fatal fire Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32522, 4 February 1971, Page 11
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