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Five babies dead in orphanage fire

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina, April 22 (UPI) -- An orphanage fire in Sarajevo killed five babies and injured at least 17 other children early Sunday, Bosnian police reported.

A nurse was burned while trying to save the children from the early morning fire, the BBC reported.

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Firefighters said three baby boys and two girls died of smoke inhalation from the flames in their bedroom. They said the fire took about 10 minutes to extinguish.

A hospital spokeswoman said two of the injured babies were in critical condition.

Police were investigating the cause of the fire.

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