Fire kills 26 students in Congo
A fire broke out at two adjacent schools in Bokavo city, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in the deaths of at least 26 students and injuries to dozens more. The victims include 19 girls and 7 boys, with the number likely to rise due to difficulties in accounting for all the injured. The fire started in a residence before spreading to the two schools, as students attempted to escape through narrow windows and doors, causing some to be trampled and fall. The cause of the fire is unclear; however, the area is densely populated and widely uses wooden houses. This incident comes at a time of increasing pressure on health services due to the Ebola virus outbreak.
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