2009 Taldykorgan fire
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The 2009 Taldykorgan fire occurred on 13 September 2009, when at least 38 people were killed in a fire at a drug abuse clinic in Taldykorgan, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan.[1][2] At least 10 others were re-hospitalised after the fire.[3] Two of the dead were staff, the other 36 were patients.[4] The building dates from 1951.[5] The cause of the blaze is unknown.[3][6]