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52 People Die in Bus Fire in Kazakhstan

by Associated Press

   MOSCOW --

   Emergency officials in Kazakhstan say 52 people have died when a bus
   carrying them caught fire.

   The Emergencies Ministry of the former Soviet nation in Central Asia
   said Thursday's tragedy happened in the northern Aktobe region. The
   ministry said that only five of 57 people in the bus have managed to
   get out and survived the fire.

   The ministry said they are being treated for injuries.

   The ministry said that some of the victims were citizens of neighboring
   Uzbekistan.