Peru Rehabilitation Center Fire Kills 14 People

 　　Firefighters in Peru say fire swept through a substance abuse rehabilitation¹ center near the capital, Lima, killing² at least 14 people Saturday.

　　Local Peruvian media report that a patient set a mattress³ on fire at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Clinic in Chosica.  The report has not been confirmed.

　　Authorities investigating the cause of the blaze say some doors were locked, not allowing people to get out.

　　The facility treats and provides housing for people with drug and alcohol addictions⁴.

　　The fire is the second deadly blaze at a Peruvian rehabilitation facility for substance abusers this year. A January fire at another facility killed 27 people

1 rehabilitation   

n.康复，悔过自新，修复，复兴，复职，复位

参考例句：

• He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
• No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 mattress   

n.床垫，床褥

参考例句：

• The straw mattress needs to be aired.草垫子该晾一晾了。
• The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。

4 addictions   

瘾( addiction的名词复数 )； 吸毒成瘾； 沉溺； 癖好

参考例句：

• He has removed the stigma of drug addictions. 他已经洗去吸毒的污点了。
• Intelligent people are good at using reason to control excessive addictions. 智慧的人善于用理性来控制过度的嗜欲。