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| Kazakhstan bus fire kills 52 | |
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| A bus has caught fire in north-western Kazakhstan, killing 52 people, the interior ministry has said. | A bus has caught fire in north-western Kazakhstan, killing 52 people, the interior ministry has said. |
| Five people managed to get out and were treated by rescue workers on the spot, reports said. | |
| The accident happened at 10:30 local time on Thursday (04:30 GMT) in the Irgiz district of Aktobe region. | The accident happened at 10:30 local time on Thursday (04:30 GMT) in the Irgiz district of Aktobe region. |
| The bus is thought to have been carrying Uzbek citizens to or from Russia along the Samara-Shymkent route, said local media. | |
| The route, which is about 2,200km (1,300 miles) long, is frequently used by Uzbek migrant labourers travelling to construction sites in Russia, observers said. | |
| The emergency services ministry told AFP news agency that 55 passengers and two drivers had been aboard the bus. | |
| "Five passengers received medical assistance. The remainder were killed," it said in a statement. | |
| But the causes of the deadly blaze are so far unclear. | |
| Emergency officials have opened a telephone hotline for worried relatives. | |
| A local journalist, Askar Aktileu, posted a picture of the burned-out wreckage on his Instagram page. |