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Title:EGYPT: Fire fighter dies in Suez oil company blaze
Date:16th April 2012
Summary:SUEZ, EGYPT (APRIL 15, 2012) (REUTERS)
VARIOUS OF THICK BLACK SMOKE RISING OVER NASR OIL COMPANY COMPOUND
Embargoed:1st May 2012 13:00
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Location:Egypt, Egypt
Country:Egypt
Topics:Disasters
Reuters ID:LVA2X8J8H99P7TJKZ0B4KBG66FP7
Story Text: Dark smoke was still rising over the Egyptian city of Suez on Sunday (April 15) after an explosion at the Nasr Oil Company the day before.
Egypt's national newspaper Ahram reported on its website that one fire fighter was killed. According to the paper, a worker was killed when the fire erupted on Saturday and several oil company workers and emergency workers were injured.
The cause of the fire is still unknown.
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