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Fires kill 2,496 in China in 2005
www.chinaview.cn 2006-01-19 10:54:59

    BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Some 2,496 people were killed in 235,941 fires in China last year, which fell by 2.6 percent and 6.7 percent, respectively, from the previous year, the Ministry of Public Security said here Thursday. Enditem

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