Swanage Care Home Tragedy: Three Dead, Woman Arrested

Police investigate potential carbon monoxide poisoning after three deaths at Gainsborough Care Home in Dorset.

• A 60-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the deaths of three residents at Gainsborough Care Home in Swanage.
• The primary line of inquiry by Dorset Police is potential carbon monoxide poisoning, although no gas leak has been confirmed by SGN, the gas network operator.
• Seven other residents were hospitalized as a precaution, while over 40 residents were evacuated to temporary accommodations, including a local church.
• The local community has rallied to support the evacuated residents, bringing blankets and supplies to All Saints Church where they were temporarily housed.
• The incident has deeply affected the Swanage community, with authorities emphasizing that there is no current risk to the wider public.

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