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Five die, dozens injured in N. Portugal fire

Xinhua,January 14, 2018 Adjust font size:

LISBON, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and dozens of others injured in a fire in a recreational association in Vila Nova da Rainha, north of Portugal, on Saturday night, local media reported.

The fire was caused by an explosion of a gas cylinder when a Swedish tournament was taking place and there were 70 people inside the building. Enditem