37 killed in fire at Kazakh drug rehab clinic

A fire at a drug treatment centre in Kazakhstan with a history of safety violations killed 37 people as patients tried to escape through barred windows, officials said today.

37 killed in fire at Kazakh drug rehab clinic

A fire at a drug treatment centre in Kazakhstan with a history of safety violations killed 37 people as patients tried to escape through barred windows, officials said today.

The blaze broke out at about 12.30am and quickly spread through the single-storey Soviet-era building. About 40 people were evacuated from the building, emergency officials said.

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