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Seven dead, 16 more injured in fire after gas leak in Egypt

Arab World Materials 14 November 2019 02:14 (UTC +04:00)
At least seven people were killed and 16 more injured during a fire in a Nile Delta village in Egypt
Seven dead, 16 more injured in fire after gas leak in Egypt

At least seven people were killed and 16 more injured during a fire in a Nile Delta village in Egypt, the local media reported on Wednesday, Trend reports citing Sputnik.

Witnesses told Reuters that there might be more victims than reported.

The fire started after an attempted theft of gas from the pipeline caused a gas leak in Beheira governorate. It was confirmed by the Petroleum Pipelines Company head, Abdel-Moneim Hafez.

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