Fire sweeps through two schools in Congo, killing at least 26 students
Blaze started at a house in Bukavu before spreading to two adjoining schools, local official says
Fire sweeps through two schools in Congo, killing at least 26 students
Blaze started at a house in Bukavu before spreading to two adjoining schools, local official says Grouped from 6 articles across 5 sources.
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More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire
Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of Bukavu.
At least 24 killed in school fire in rebel-held DR Congo city
Victims from the fire in AFC/M23-held Bukavu include primary school students, say officials and media reports.
At least 26 students dead after DR Congo school fire
A deadly blaze left as least 26 students dead and dozens injured after a fire swept through two schools in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
More than a dozen children killed in fire in eastern DR Congo schools
Authorities say at least 14 school children have been killed after fire ravaged schools in the DR Congo.
Fire in rebel-held east Congo kills 24 schoolchildren, official says
A fire in Congo's rebel-controlled city of Bukavu killed has at least 24 children as it destroyed two schools and burned down around 300 wooden houses.
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