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1. Eight people are killed and nine others are wounded in a fire at a hostel in Riga, Latvia.
   2021-04-28 11:07:01 (First version)
2. Eight people are killed and nine others are wounded in a fire at an illegal hostel in Riga, Latvia.
   2021-04-29 15:07:03 (Update)
3. Eight people are killed and nine others wounded in a fire at an illegal hostel in Riga, Latvia.
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