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Published Aug 28 2012 by TCE Today

Firefighters battle Venezuelan refinery fire

Half of the dead killed in the incident were guards and their families

Union accuses owner as 48 are confirmed dead

FIREFIGHTERS are reported to have extinguished fires today at two of the three storage tanks that were caught up in an explosion at Venezuala’s...

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