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Fire in Department Store Kills At Least 274 in Paraguay

Written: 2004-08-02 00:00:00Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

At least 274 people are dead and dozens more injured after a deadly fire swept through a multilevel supermarket in Paraguay.

The fire broke out at the Ycua Bolanos supermarket Sunday on the outskirts of the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion.

Paraguay's Channel 9 TV reported that 274 bodies had been recovered, citing rescue workers and police accounts. The government has yet to come up with an official toll of deaths and injuries.

Officials are still trying to determine the cause of the fire.

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