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El Salvador fire at finance ministry leaves at least one dead | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
A fire has destroyed one of the buildings of El Salvador's Finance Ministry, killing at least one person. | |
The fire began on Friday afternoon on one of the lower storeys and spread to higher floors, where a number of people were trapped for nearly two hours. | The fire began on Friday afternoon on one of the lower storeys and spread to higher floors, where a number of people were trapped for nearly two hours. |
Firefighters eventually controlled the blaze in the building. | Firefighters eventually controlled the blaze in the building. |
Some 25 people have been taken to hospitals in the capital, San Salvador, to be treated for smoke inhalation and burn injuries. Some are seriously hurt. | |
One woman is confirmed dead while another woman was resuscitated in hospital after initially being reported dead. | |
At least 50 people were evacuated from the building, according to emergency services spokesman Carlos Fuentes. | At least 50 people were evacuated from the building, according to emergency services spokesman Carlos Fuentes. |
Video footage showed one person falling from the top of the building - it is not clear if they survived. | Video footage showed one person falling from the top of the building - it is not clear if they survived. |
Others fell or jumped from the fifth and sixth floors but survived, Mr Fuentes said. | |
It took firefighters more than an hour to control the blaze. | |
The fire may have been caused by an electric fault in the building's air conditioning system, local media reported. | The fire may have been caused by an electric fault in the building's air conditioning system, local media reported. |
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