Six killed and dozens injured in fire at nursing home in Italy

Firefighters are investigating the cause of the nursing home blaze (Antonio Calanni/AP)

A fire at a Milan nursing home has killed six of the residents and injured about 80 others.

Firefighters said the blaze began about 1.30am on Friday, apparently in the room of two female residents, who were among the dead. Also dead were three other women and a man.