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5 die in village fire in Guangxi, 196 houses burnt down

FIVE people have been confirmed dead in a village fire yesterday in Sanjiang County of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, rescuers said today. A fire-fighting official said 3,276 villagers have fallen... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Sat, Nov 07 2009

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