Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Murmanskaya Oblast, the Barents Sea

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The fire ignited as a result of a faulty liquid propane gas cylinder in a ground floor buffet of the hotel. 17-year-old kitchen helper Khayan Kasien had identified a faulty valve assembly on gas cylinder in a ground-floor buffet, while attempting to shut off the valve, he inadvertently increased the flow of gas and caused an explosion.
(11 July 1997)

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Murmanskaya Oblast, the Barents Sea.

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