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Fire at Egyptian smuggling facility leaves 10 dead, at least 37 injured

Published March 30th, 2014 - 06:07 GMT
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Al Bawaba

Fires at an unofficial fuel depository that is used for smuggling energy supplies out of Egypt left at least 10 people dead and dozens injured this weekend, according to Al Ahram Arabic.

Egypt's state news agency MENA reported that a fuel facility in the country's Sohag governorate along the road between Aswan and Cairo caught fire, leaving ten dead and at least 37 injured according to security source figures. 

The state news agency report did not provide further details about the incident, only adding that fire engines and related personnel reported to the scene to extinguish the fire and take care of the victims. 

 

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