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6 injured in Russian ship fire off SKorea's southeastern coast

Seoul, Mar 26 (UNI) Six people were injured Wednesday as a Russian ship caught fire in waters off South Korea's southeastern coast, according to Yonhap news agency.
A patrol boat of the South Korean coast guard found the Russian-registered 7,534-ton refrigerated carrier catching fire in waters off the southeastern port city of Busan at about 7:14 a.m. local time (2214 GMT Tuesday).
The coast guard dispatched patrol boats and aircraft to extinguish the fire and rescue crew members at the scene.
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