There are conflicting accounts of what happened. The Israeli army says its troops came under sniper fire during a routine operation on Israel's side of the frontier.

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Run-off water from the fire-fighting operation reduced oxygen levels in the canal, causing the fish to die.

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Police have closed Yorkhill Street, between Old Dumbarton Road and Kelvinhaugh Street, while fire crews continue their operation.

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She said there was no central fire alarm system in operation but some of the individual flats were fitted with alarms.

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