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Bahrain: Three Children Die in Fire

Written byAmira Al Hussaini
Posted 24 November 2006 19 years ago

Three children have died when a fire engulfed their Manama home, reports Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al Yousif. The fire was caused when the children, aged two to five, tried to light a candle because their parents could not afford to pay their electricity bill.

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