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Toll rises to 17 in Pakistan oil tanker fire, many more feared dead
By Gul Yusufzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani firefighters were battling on Wednesday to douse a fire still raging more than a day after a series of explosions on a decommissioned oil tanker, with the death toll rising to 17, and more than 20 workers missing, officials said. Tuesday's initial blast occurred as workers were…