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1 dead in fire at Florida nursing home

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — One person has died in a fire at a Florida nursing home. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said a fire was reported at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Noble Senior Living in St. Petersburg.

Firefighters arrived and found a small fire that they extinguished in 10 minutes. A person was taken to the hospital with burns and was pronounced dead. The sheriff’s office said the fire does not appear suspicious. Further details were not immediately released.