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LIMA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- A large forest fire left one person dead and two others injured in southern Peru, a regional emergency official said Saturday. The fire in the populated community of Yanahuara in Urubamba province, Cusco region, killed an elderly person whose identity had not yet been determined, Miguel Oscco, head of the regional emergency operations center of Cusco, told local radio station RPP. The two injured people, who suffered second-degree burns, were rushed to the Cusco Regional Hospital for treatment, according to Oscco. The fire remained out of control as intense solar radiation, strong winds and dry vegetation hampered firefighting efforts, Oscco said. Regional authorities were coordinating with the Peruvian Air Force to deploy aircraft to help fight the blaze, ...

MADRID, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Twelve people were injured after part of a bar collapsed early Saturday in Spain's northern autonomous community of La Rioja, with nine of them taken to medical facilities for treatment. The collapse occurred in the town of San Vicente de la Sonsierra at around 5:25 a.m. local time (0325 GMT), Spanish news agency EFE reported. About 25 to 30 people inside the bar were initially trapped by debris and unable to leave. Citing preliminary information, EFE said the bar's floor collapsed first, followed by part of the ceiling. Among the 12 injured, one man was suspected of having suffered a leg fracture and an open wound, while the others sustained minor injuries. Nine people were taken to medical facilities for treatment. Firefighters carried out search and ...

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1 killed, 2 injured in forest fire in southern Peru-Xinhua

12 injured after bar collapses in northern Spain-Xinhua