Blaze inside tent at Saudi wedding kills 23 women, children; authorities open probe
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Saudi media reports say a blaze that erupted inside a tent at a wedding in the country's east has killed at least 23 women and children.
The media cite civil defense officials as saying that celebratory gunfire, common at weddings, brought down a power line that touched off the fire late Tuesday in the Eastern Province.
The official Saudi Press Agency said Wednesday that a special government committee will conduct an investigation into the incident. The probe will be by the provincial governor.
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Saudi Arabia's ultraconservative codes require genders to be separated at most public events, including weddings.