Helicopter rescues victim from burning El Salvador ministry building
By Reuters
08 July 2017 |
6:30 am
Amateur video shows a helicopter rescue after a fire broke out in El Salvador's Finance Ministry, which officials say killed at least two people and injured more than 20 others
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