100 hospitalized as fetilizer warehouse catches fire in Brazil

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Smoke rises after a fire at a fetilizer warehouse in Sao Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, on Sept. 26, 2013. More than 100 people have been admitted to hospital after a fertilizer warehouse caught fire in a Brazilian small town, local authorities said Wednesday. The state government first said the smoke was non-toxic, but later admitted the smoke was lightly toxic and moderately dangerous, causing irritation of the skin, eyes, mucous membranes and the throat. [Photo/Xinhua]



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