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Warehouse fire kills at least 14 in Kazakh capital
09 Nov 2009 14:04:29 GMT
 Source: Reuters
ASTANA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A fire at a plastic foam warehouse on the outskirts of the Kazakh capital Astana killed at least 14 people on Monday, the emergencies ministry said.

"The search for victims is continuing," it said in a statement, adding that the cause of the fire, which started at about 5 p.m. (11.00 GMT), remained unknown. (Reporting by Raushan Nurshayeva; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov)


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