11 killed in orphanage fire as Algeria struggles in heatwave
Synthesised from 2 African sources
A fire burning at an orphanage in Algeria’s capital has killed at least 11 people including children, authorities said Thursday, amid a heatwave that has sparked hundreds of blazes in the country’s north.
The Algerian civil defence said the toll was provisional and added that another 19 people were injured in the fire, the cause of which is unknown.
From July 8 to 15, the civil defence reported 932 fires, according to state media.
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