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Asia-Pacific | Kazakh 'lighter' goes up in smoke 

The fire was brought under control after about two hours
Jump to full article: BBC Online, 2006-05-31

Intro:

A 32-storey skyscraper which locals in the Kazakh capital Astana brand the "cigarette lighter", because of its shape, burst into flames on Tuesday.

A fire on the top floors sent smoke billowing above the capital, before the fire was brought under control.

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