{"id":2141660,"date":"2026-09-12T17:23:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T14:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2141660"},"modified":"2026-09-12T17:23:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T14:23:37","slug":"fire-at-senior-living-facility-in-chiles-leaves-16-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2141660","title":{"rendered":"Fire at Senior Living Facility in Chiles Leaves 16 Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3b\/16by9\/2026\/09\/12\/3ba9ff087d064722b33491433234162d_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Fire at Senior Living Facility in Chiles Leaves 16 Dead<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Senior Living Facility Fire<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">16 Killed, 10 Hospitalized<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-12T10:23:37-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 12, 2026<br \/>\n                            10:23 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-d86c6efb14127fdc15b4ea3461adc8b6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260912_3ba9ff087d064722b33491433234162d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:735664ad-0d22-478b-b639-74c8879ee117\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3b\/4by3\/2026\/09\/12\/3ba9ff087d064722b33491433234162d_md.png\" alt=\"091226 chile fire PRIMARY 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">24 Horas &#8211; TVN Chile<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-781afe000684fde6e9cab5c5f85b2a2c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A fire that erupted in a senior living facility has left 16 dead &#8230; and only 10 survivors made it out of the blaze alive.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-db5f473aaf8c7c8953cddfb71dd4f53a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The fire &#8212; which is currently under investigation &#8212; broke out at the facility in\u00a0El Ed\u00e9n, Chile, late Friday night, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5fa8abdfea7ebd6ba4ccd383cf94d53a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>After the blaze was put out by the fire department, they had the somber task of pulling the remains of those who perished from the ruins.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-eff882d3147836e22454f1f524164cd8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>General <strong>Miguel Herrera<\/strong> revealed in a statement given to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latercera.com\/nacional\/noticia\/al-menor-9-personas-fallecidas-voraz-incendio-afecta-a-hogar-de-adultos-mayores-en-pitrufquen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>La Tercera<\/strong><\/a>that\u00a0\u201conly 10 people living in the nursing home were evacuated.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5f22573a62aaccd8214a0cb3ba1d35ca\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Organized Crime and Homicide team is reportedly working to determine the cause of the fire &#8230; and the Carabineros Criminalistics laboratory is collaborating with the criminal investigation department OS-9 on the investigation, according to the Public Prosecutor&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8442921961cd0d3b4abcab8b832bf2e2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The prosecutor told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2X5ITf9Qw10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>24 Horas<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; &#8220;There were about 26 adult people. According to initial investigations, not all were elderly who were in this home. 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