School fire in rebel-held east Congo city kills at least 17: Reuters
A fire that spread from a house to two schools in Bukavu triggered a deadly stampede, killing at least 24 children and leaving dozens injured.
- On Sept 10, 2026, a fire at a school in the rebel-held city of Bukavu, Congo, killed at least 17 people, including children, according to local and medical sources.
- Rwanda-Backed AFC and M23 rebels have controlled Bukavu since last year, complicating emergency relief; the blaze destroyed some 300 houses in the densely populated Kadutu commune.
- Another hospital reported admitting more than 50 students, 14 of whom died, while a witness told Reuters he helped load 17 bodies into an ambulance.
- The Ministry of National Education and New Citizenship expressed "deep sorrow" over the fire, while the government in Kinshasa released a statement without specifying casualty numbers.
- This incident follows a similar fire in Kinshasa last weekend, intensifying concerns about civilian safety as rebel-appointed authorities assess the situation for a provisional death toll.
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(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = A fire broke out in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which is struggling with the spread of Ebola, and students, etc...
Local officials in Congo say 26 students have died as a result of a fire in two schools in the country.
At least 29 people, including many children, were killed by a large fire that broke out on Thursday in the town of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The fire broke out at about 08:00am local time in the Chibunda district and quickly spread to two school complexes, one primary and one Furaha high school, causing panic among students and teachers. The tally remains provisional and Congolese authorities warn it may rise as searches an…
A tragic incident occurred on Thursday in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo's city of Bukavu. A massive fire broke out in two schools. Twenty-six students were killed and several others were injured. The fire started in a nearby house and spread to Furaha Secondary School and Ujama Primary School.
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