A nurse has admitted murdering 11 elderly people by setting fire to the Sydney nursing home where he worked.

The nurse accused of starting a deadly fire at a nursing home in Sydney, Australia, now faces eight charges of murder.

A 79-YEAR-OLD woman has died from injuries suffered when a Sydney nursing home erupted in flames, raising the death toll to six.

A male nurse in Australia has appeared in court charged with multiple counts of murder after a fire at a Sydney care-home killed five people.