Seven dead in fire at Algeria beach resort

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AFP Algiers
Last Updated : Jan 13 2016 | 6:32 PM IST
Seven people died after a fire tore through a tourism complex at a beach resort on the outskirts of the Algerian capital today, the civil defence service said.
The fire erupted around 2:30 am (0130 GMT) at a bungalow in the Azur complex in the beach resort of Zeralda, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of the capital Algiers, official news agency APS quoted the civil defence service as saying.
One person was also wounded, it said.
There were no immediate details on the identities of the victims or the cause of the blaze, which firefighters extinguished at around 4:00 am.
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First Published: Jan 13 2016 | 6:32 PM IST

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