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Fire kills at least 26 people in drug treatment centre in capital of Azerbaijan

At least 26 people lost their lives

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Azerbaijan drug treatment centre fire, Baku Fire, Baku Fire Kills 26 People, Azerbaijan Fire, World News, Latest World News, Indian Express, Indian Express News Police officers block a road near the scene of a fire which broke out in a drug abuse treatment center in Baku, Azerbaijan March 2, 2018. Reuters

A fire killed at least 26 people in a drug abuse treatment centre in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, a health ministry source told Reuters on Friday.

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