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Seven including a child injured in gas cylinder blast
Seven people, including a child, sustained injuries in a gas cylinder blast that blew off the roof of a traditional house in Al Hamriya in Deira in the early hours of Wednesday.
- By Alia Al Theeb, Staff Reporter
- Published: 18:28 February 20, 2008
Dubai: Seven people, including a child, sustained injuries in a gas cylinder blast that blew off the roof of a traditional house in Al Hamriya in Deira in the early hours of Wednesday.
A spokesperson from Dubai Civil Defence told Gulf News one person sustained moderate injuries while six others sustained minor injuries.
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