Deadly fire ‘decimates’ school in southern Niger (Al Jazeera)

At least 26 schoolchildren have been killed when their classrooms made out of straw and wood were engulfed in a blaze in southern Niger a local governor told the AFP news agency.

“Right now, we have 26 dead and 13 injured, four of them seriously,” said Chaibou Aboubacar, mayor of Maradi city, adding that the children were aged between five and six, according to AFP which reported the news of the blaze on Monday.

Deadly fire ‘decimates’ school in southern Niger | News | Al Jazeera

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