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13 die in Turkish prison fire

By IANS,

Istanbul : A fire in a Turkish prison has killed 13 prisoners, Xinhua reported Sunday.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the died when a fire engulfed the jail in Sanliurfa city late Saturday.

The fire started after some inmates set their bedding ablaze during a fight in a ward.

The prime minister said he would order a probe into the possibility that the ward could have been overcrowded.