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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"At least 26 children" died in the Democratic Republic of Congo when a fire broke out while they were in classrooms and were learning lessons, as well as from the stampede that followed due to panic. The post Tragedy in the Democratic Republic of Congo: 26 children dead from fire and stampede at school appeared first on in.gr.
A fire that caused a death toll in a school in the Democratic Republic of Congo cost the lives of "at least 26 children." Unicef makes it known in a statement. (ANSA)
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