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id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Sri Lankan police and judiciary officials inspect a charred elderly care home following an overnight fire in Anguruwatota, 4 June, 2026<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspGavin Blackburn\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1780579710\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-06-04 15:28:30 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ordered to investigate violations of regulations governing the care of the elderly,&#8221; an officer told reporters following a preliminary court hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The inquiry was also told that 11 residents of the home were burnt to death at the home, while the 12th victim succumbed to severe burns at a local hospital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/78\/51\/80\/808x539_cmsv2_b0b7b68a-a846-554d-8761-a5634d971e24-9785180.jpg\" alt=\"Sri Lankan police inspect a charred elderly care home following an overnight fire in Anguruwatota, 4 June, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Sri Lankan police inspect a charred elderly care home following an overnight fire in Anguruwatota, 4 June, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another six escaped with complications from smoke inhalation.<\/p>\n<p>Forensic experts combed through the wreckage of the single-storey building and discovered seven charred bodies on Thursday morning, raising the death toll to 12 from the initial five on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>A photographer with the AFP news agency reported seeing the owner in handcuffs being escorted to the scene on Thursday, as police interviewed survivors and neighbours.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to elderly residents, the facility also housed young people with mental health issues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b 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