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Saudi Housing Complex Fire Injures 200

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At least seven dead.

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A residential complex in Saudi Arabia caught fire Sunday killing at least seven people and injuring more than 200. The building known as Radium was ablaze Sunday morning in the eastern city of Khobar. Saudi Aramco, the oil company that oversees petroleum production in OPEC, uses the building. An investigation has begun into the cause of the fire and some casualties may be of various nationalities as the company employs migrant laborers.

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