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Another dead from the Gerdec tragedy

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BRINDISI, March 24 – Another fatality brought the death toll from the Gerdec tragedy to 22.

A 37-year old woman died on Monday in an Italian hospital in Brindisi from burns she received during the explosion.

Her husband and son were also injured in the explosion.

The three members of the family reportedly worked at the shell disposal factory in Gerdec, though they lived in Kavaja town.

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