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Fire at Kazzinc plant in Ust-Kamenogorsk extinguished, search for casualties continues – Emergency Ministry

ASTANA. May 5 (Interfax-Kazakhstan) - A fire at the Kazzinc plant in Ust-Kamenogorsk, the administrative center of the East Kazakhstan region, has been fully extinguished, Kazakhstan’s Emergency Ministry said on Tuesday.

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Fire at Kazzinc plant in Ust-Kamenogorsk extinguished, search for casualties continues – Emergency Ministry

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