Eleven killed in Algeria orphanage fire
Eleven people, including children, were killed and 19 injured in a fire at an orphanage close to the Algerian capital Algiers early on Thursday, authorities said.
Ten of the injured suffered burns of varying severity, and emergency crews evacuated five people with disabilities from the orphanage to safety, the civil protection agency said.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune expressed his condolences in a social media post, saying he had received news “of the deaths of children and the injuries of others following a fire that broke out at a children’s care facility.
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