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CHENNAI, July 3: Thirteen fire service personnel fainted after inhaling noxious fumes while trying to contain a blaze in a truck in North Ch...

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CHENNAI, July 3: Thirteen fire service personnel fainted after inhaling noxious fumes while trying to contain a blaze in a truck in North Chennai this afternoon. The truck, which was carrying bealching powder suddenly caught fire near Walltax road. The victims were treated and discharged from the Government General Hospital in the night. Overheating of the chemical powder is suspected to have caused the fire.

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