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At least 25 dead, dozens hurt in Myanmar train fire

YANGON (AFP)

Twenty-five people were killed and dozens more injured Friday in a large fire sparked by a train accident in northwest Myanmar, the government said.

Two oil tanks loaded onto the train overturned and local villagers who tried to collect the fuel were burned to death in the blaze, according to the information ministry website.

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