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Fire kills at least 24 students at two schools in eastern Congo
A fire swept through two adjacent schools in Bukavu, eastern Congo, killing at least 24 students and injuring dozens. The cause is unknown; the neighborhood is densely populated and mostly wood-built.
A fire swept through two adjacent schools on Thursday in Bukavu, in eastern Congo, killing at least 24 students and injuring dozens, according to the rebel administration that controls the city and local officials.
The M23 rebel group's spokesperson, Lawrence Kanyuka, said 19 girls and five boys were killed, and that 29 people were being treated at local medical facilities.
A local neighborhood administrator, Moïse Lubala, said the fire started at a house and then spread to the two adjoining schools. He said several students were trapped inside Furaha secondary school, where some suffocated.
Students from Furaha secondary school and Ujamaa primary school were brought to the Nyamulagira BDOM health center in their school uniforms, according to a nurse identified as Ciza. They were boys and girls of different ages.
The cause of the fire was not known. The neighborhood where the fire started is densely populated, and most houses are made of wood, according to the account.
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Fire kills at least 24 students at two schools in eastern Congo
A fire swept through two adjacent schools in Bukavu, eastern Congo, killing at least 24 students and injuring dozens. The cause is unknown; the neighborhood is densely populated and mostly wood-built.
A fire swept through two adjacent schools on Thursday in Bukavu, in eastern Congo, killing at least 24 students and injuring dozens, according to the rebel administration that controls the city and local officials.
The M23 rebel group's spokesperson, Lawrence Kanyuka, said 19 girls and five boys were killed, and that 29 people were being treated at local medical facilities.
A local neighborhood administrator, Moïse Lubala, said the fire started at a house and then spread to the two adjoining schools. He said several students were trapped inside Furaha secondary school, where some suffocated.
Students from Furaha secondary school and Ujamaa primary school were brought to the Nyamulagira BDOM health center in their school uniforms, according to a nurse identified as Ciza. They were boys and girls of different ages.
The cause of the fire was not known. The neighborhood where the fire started is densely populated, and most houses are made of wood, according to the account.
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