At least one killed in blaze at El Salvador ministry

At least one killed in blaze at El Salvador ministry
# 08 July 2017 04:29 (UTC +04:00)

A major fire broke out in El Salvador's Finance Ministry on Friday killing at least one person, injuring 22 and prompting some inside to jump from the building before the blaze was extinguished, officials said, APA reports.

A 57-year-old woman died, emergency services chief Jorge Melendez said, while another woman, who officials had previously said was dead, was resuscitated in hospital and remains in serious condition.

Earlier, Salvador Sanchez Ceren, El Salvador's President, had said two people died, with 22 people injured.

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