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The fire reportedly started when a woman was cooking on board, leading to a blaze that caused panic among the 500 passengers. Many jumped into the river to escape the flames, but some were unable to swim and drowned. Approximately 100 people were rescued, many with severe burns, while 100 were unaccounted for.
(15 April 2025)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1989

There are 3367 births, 3931 deaths, 1121 murders, 498 disasters and 2076 other events about 5725 people in 6432 places until today.

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		Writer Blaise Cendrars born as Frédéric-Louis Sauser 1 September 1887 (+) is born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. 21 January 1961 (-) dies of a stroke in Paris, France.
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