Ten Die in Fire at Home for Mentally Ill, Elderly

A fire in a Missouri group home for the elderly and mentally ill kills at least 10 people. Another two dozen victims were injured. The blaze destroyed nearly all of the Anderson Group Home, where investigators had been looking into a smaller fire that broke out on Saturday.

Little remains of the house, whose roof collapsed along with several walls in the aftermath of the fire. Neighbors report seeing a powerful, sudden fire engulf the building.

Visiting the scene Monday, Gov. Matt Blunt said, "We're not ruling out a criminal investigation." He added, "We're trying to determine if the fire was set by somebody with a nefarious motive."

Police say they don't have any suspects in the case.

With 32 people living in it, the facility's residents ranged in age from 18 to 74. Four of those who perished in the fire were among the home's older residents.

An Ozarks town, Anderson is in the southwest corner of Missouri, not far from Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Michele Norris talks with Frank Morris of member station KCUR.