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Two killed in apartment block fire in Bulgaria

02 Feb 2007 07:32:47 GMT
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SOFIA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Two people were killed when fire broke out in an apartment building in the Bulgarian Black Sea town of Bourgas early on Friday, police said.

An elderly man suffocated and his wife died from her injuries after jumping from the top floor of the 8-storey block to escape the flames. Another 21 people were taken to hospital, but their lives are not in danger, police said.

Police said a cigarette was the most likely cause of the fire.

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