Three found dead at UK care home for elderly: police

London: Three people were found dead and four others were taken to hospital after an incident at a care home for the elderly in southwest England, eme...

London: Three people were found dead and four others were taken to hospital after an incident at a care home for the elderly in southwest England, emergency services said on Wednesday.

Other residents at the Gainsborough Care Home in Swanage were evacuated from the premises to a nearby church hall as an investigation was launched, including with a gas distribution company.

One local councillor told British media that a carbon monoxide leak could be to blame but there was no immediate confirmation.

A spokesperson for gas network company SGN confirmed that engineers were called to the care home on Wednesday morning, the BBC reported.

Dorset Police said the deaths at the care home, which has 48 rooms and residents with dementia, were being treated as "unexplained".