DRC: deadly fire ravages Bukavu neighborhood, claiming 14 lives

DRC: deadly fire ravages Bukavu neighborhood, claiming 14 lives

A devastating nighttime fire swept through the working-class Funu neighborhood of Bukavu, killing 14 members of two families and leaving a community in mourning amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the rebel-controlled city.

14 killed as fire erupts in eastern DR Congo

At least 14 people have been killed after a fire broke out on Sunday evening in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to local sources, reported Xinhua. "Fourteen people were trapped inside their houses here in the neighborhood. My sister and her children were caught by surprise. The staircase of their house was already burning, and they couldn't escape. Sadly, all of them died in the f…