Fire in Peru Drug Rehab Centre Kills 14

Fire in Peru drug rehab centre kills 14 – A fire in a drug rehab centre in Peru killed 14 people who were locked in and could not escape. LIMA – Fire swept through a drug rehabilitation center early Saturday, killing 14 people who were unable to escape the inferno because windows were barred and doors were locked, firefighters said. Only one person survived the blaze, said Lima fire department spokeswoman Elena Cabello. The disaster comes just three months after 29 people were killed in a fire at another drug rehabilitation center in Lima. The latest fire broke in the early morning hours at the Sacred Heart of Jesus rehabilitation center, a two-story house in the town of Chosica, in the foothills of the Andes 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of the capital. “The doors were locked and the windows on the second floor had bars on them. It wasn’t possible for people to get out,” said Fernando Campos, head of the firefighters on the scene. He said 13 bodies were found on the second floor of the building and one on the first floor. The cause of the fire was unknown. Neighbors reported hearing what they thought was fighting among the rehab center residents before the fire broke out. “We almost always heard screams at night but then they calm down,” a woman told the local press. “But this time, it seemed like they were fighting and the screaming was very loud, until a guard came out of the house and asked for the fire department to be called because there was a fire.” The sole blaze survivor, Luis Zeballo, told reporters he …

Burning Tree Drug Rehab and Comedian Mark Lundholm Team Up for 2013

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Burning Tree Programs announces partnership with comedian Mark Lundholm for 2013. The partnership consists of several visits to Burning Tree campuses throughout the year, along with sponsoring Lundholm as a keynote speaker at certain locations in …
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