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Eleven killed, 19 injured in fire at orphanage on outskirts of Algerian capital
Officials said firefighters evacuated five children with special needs as crews battled the blaze for hours and authorities continued searching for the cause.
- On Thursday, a fire struck the Fondation de l'Enfance Assist in Mohammadia, killing at least 11 people and injuring 19 others, Algerian officials confirmed.
- Nearly 1,000 wildfires have erupted across Algeria in the past week, straining emergency services already stretched thin by a prolonged heatwave.
- Rescue teams successfully evacuated five children with special needs around 3 a.m., while Firefighters continued efforts to control the flames hours later.
- Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb visited survivors in the hospital, though Authorities have not yet released victim ages or determined the fire's cause.
- Emergency services remain under extreme pressure as Officials manage the orphanage aftermath alongside widespread forest fires that have plagued the country recently.
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Eleven killed in Algeria orphanage fire
The blaze broke out in a dormitory at a state-run child care facility in the country’s capital, officials have said At least 11 people, including children, have been killed and 19 others injured in a fire at an orphanage in the Algerian capital, the North African nation’s authorities said on Thursday. The blaze broke out...
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