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Fire in rebel-held east Congo kills 24 schoolchildren: Official

Fire in rebel-held east Congo kills 24 schoolchildren: Official

By GhanaSummary NewsroomSouth Africa

Bwenge said 29 people were injured in the blaze and investigations were underway to determine the cause of the fire.

A fire in Congo’s rebel-controlled city of Bukavu killed at least 24 children as it destroyed two schools and burned down around 300 wooden houses, an official from the rebel administration told Reuters on Thursday.

A local health centre said it had received 10 bodies of people killed in the fire.

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