April 9, 2017 5:39 AM

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Yemen: 13 killed, 26 injured in a Fire incident

In Yemen, 13 people were killed 26 injured in a fire that broke out near an oil pipeline damaged by sabotage in the west of war-torn country. <br/><br/>According to a government official, dozens of people had gathered at the site of the pipeline with bowls and other containers to fill with petrol spilling from the pipeline in Hodeida on the Red Sea. <br/><br/>The official said, the fire broke out because of the use of an electricity generator, leaving 13 dead, 26 injured with burns and eight others missing. <br/>'<br/>According to the United Nations, more than 7,700 people have been killed in fighting between Shiite Huthi rebels and the Yemeni government backed by a Saudi-led Arab coalition since March 2015.<br/>

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