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Fire at Russian petrol station leaves 30 dead and scores injured

A fire at a petrol station in the southern Russian region of Dagestan has killed at least 30 people including three children, Russia’s emergency services ministry said on Tuesday.

The fire started at a car repair shop beside a main road in the Dagestani capital, Makhachkala, and caused explosions as it spread to the nearby filling station, officials said. “It’s like a war here,” a witness said.

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