US nursing home cleared in woman's fire ant death

A Florida nursing home has been cleared of any wrongdoing in treating an elderly woman who was stung 1,625 times by fire ants.

Fri, 16 Mar, 2001 - 16:44

A Florida nursing home has been cleared of any wrongdoing in treating an elderly woman who was stung 1,625 times by fire ants.

At an appeal of a state agency's sanctions against the nursing home, a judge found that the 87-year-old's death was 'unfortunate and unexplained'.

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