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13 kids die in Iranian school blaze

January 14, 2005 09:12 IST

Thirteen children -- seven girls and six boys -- died in a blaze in an Iranian school on Thursday, according to reports.

The blaze started when a malfunctioning heater ignited a barrel of kerosene, the reports said.

Eighteen students were injured in the incident in Safilan village in the mountains of Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari province.

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