Fire in Polish hostel 'kills 21'

At least 21 people have been killed in a fire at a hostel for homeless people in north-western Poland, officials say.Another 20 were injured in the blaze in the town of Kamien Pomorski, 60km (37 miles) east of the border with Germany, which began in the middle of the night.Many of the injuries were sustained as residents jumped from upper floors of the three-storey building.At least 77 people were registered at the hostel, waiting for the local authority to provide them with housing.Emergency teams are now sifting through the wreckage of the building. The cause of the blaze is not yet known.Prime Minister Donald Tusk broke off his Easter holiday to fly to Kamien Pomorski to inspect the damage and visit the survivors in hospital, whom he said would receive new housing and aid.He also promised to personally oversee the investigation into the fire, one of the deadliest in living memory. The hostel was built in the early 1970s as a workers' hotel and Mr Tusk questioned whether anyone should have been living in such an unsafe building.