( CNN ) -- Fourteen people were killed in a fire at a rehabilitation center on the outskirts of Lima , Peru , the state-run Andina news agency reported Saturday . It was not immediately clear what started the blaze , which was the second of its kind in the country this year . `` We found 14 bodies . The majority were on the second floor , in rooms and in hallways . ... It 's possible that they were trying to escape , but the doors and windows were closed , '' said fire chief Fernando Campos , Andina reported . The blaze at the Sacred Heart of Jesus center was controlled by firefighters , he said . Twenty-nine people were killed and others were injured in January when a fire broke out at another rehabilitation center in Lima , according to Andina . Some 40 people were housed in a small space with only one exit that was locked with a chain , the news agency reported at the time , citing a fire official . Bypassing a heavy metal door was the biggest challenge in that rescue .
It is not clear what started the blaze at the rehabilitation center near Lima . Fire chief : Most victims `` were on the second floor '' and may have tried to escape . The fire follows another in January in Lima that killed 29 , state media reported .