- Title: Fire in Liberia school kills at least 27 children
- Date: 18th September 2019
- Summary: MONROVIA, LIBERIA (SEPTEMBER 18, 2019) (REUTERS) TWO GIRLS WALKING OUTSIDE BUILDING, RED TAPE ON WALL GIRLS WALKING THROUGH BUILDING RUBBLE ON GROUND PEOPLE'S FEET WALKING THROUGH RUBBLE VIEW THROUGH DOORWAY OF DESTRUCTION AND RUBBLE PEOPLE STANDING NEAR RUBBLE VARIOUS OF RUBBLE AND ASHES ON GROUND CHILDREN STANDING IN DOORWAY / RUBBLE ON GROUND PEOPLE STANDING SMOKE BILLOWING FROM BUILDING VARIOUS OF WOMAN CRYING RUBBLE PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH DESTROYED BUILDING DESTROYED WINDOW VARIOUS OF PEOPLE STANDING PEOPLE GATHERED IN FRONT OF MOSQUE VARIOUS OF DAMAGED MOSQUE ROOF AND MINARET VARIOUS OF WOMEN CRYING SMOKE BILLOWING FROM BUILDING VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING AROUND BUILDING VARIOUS OF DAMAGED BUILDING AND RUBBLE BODY WRAPPED IN WHITE SHEET ON VEHICLE DRIVING THROUGH CROWD PEOPLE GATHERED / WHITE VEHICLE DRIVING THROUGH STREET WOMAN CRYING IN CROWD PEOPLE WALKING / VEHICLE DRIVING IN MIDDLE OF CROWD (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) PEOPLE PRAYING IN MOSQUE FOR VICTIMS PEOPLE GATHERED IN MOSQUE / PEOPLE PRAYING AND GETTING UP TO LEAVE
- Embargoed: 2nd October 2019 17:12
- Keywords: Islamic school Liberia President George Weah Monrovia school fire
- Location: MONROVIA, LIBERIA
- City: MONROVIA, LIBERIA
- Country: Liberia
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Fires
- Reuters ID: LVA001AX6R87B
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: VIDEO QUALITY AS INCOMING
EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: GRAPHIC WARNING FOR SHOT 23 OF BODY WRAPPED IN WHITE SHEET
A fire at an Islamic school in Liberia has killed at least 27 children, police said on Wednesday (September 18).
The police spokesman Moses Carter said the blaze was caused by an electrical issue and the kids were learning the Koran when the fire broke out. He added that further investigations were ongoing.
Carter had originally said 30 children were killed before revising the death toll down to 27. Two survivors were taken to the hospital, he said.
The fire started late on Tuesday (September 17) in the suburbs of the capital Monrovia, President George Weah said in a tweet.
"My prayers go out to the families of the children that died last night in Paynesville City," Weah said. "This is a tough time for the families of the victims and all of Liberia."
It is common for buildings to collapse in blazes linked to faulty electrics in Liberia's big cities, however these are rarely deadly.
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