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Finland fire kills 5, injures 9

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Officials say a fire at a house in southern Finland where young people were partying has killed five and injured nine, one of them seriously. Police said Saturday that all the victims are under 20 years old.

 

The fire destroyed the wooden house in a quiet suburb in the coastal town of Naantali, 125 miles (200 kilometers) west of Helsinki. Police say firefighters and police were alerted to the scene just before midnight (2100 GMT) Friday. Officers say they do not know what caused the fire. They have declined to give more details pending an investigation. (AP)

 

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