Three SL students die in Azerbaijan apartment fire

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Three Sri Lankan students studying at the Western Caspian University in Baku, Azerbaijan have died in their apartment as a result of suffocation from smoke inhalation due to a fire that broke out on Thursday.

The Foreign Relations Ministry yesterday said the authorities in Azerbaijan have initiated an investigation into this incident.

“The Sri Lanka Mission in Tehran and the Azerbaijan Mission in New Delhi are coordinating with the Foreign Relations Ministry in this regard,” it said.

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Marie Sunday, 12 January 2020 10:43 AM

Far too young to die. RIP girls. Deepest Sympathies to the families

Bharatha De Alwis Sunday, 26 January 2020 02:20 PM

how many student die

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