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Coverage dated November 8, 2021

Fire sweeps through school in Niger, killing 20 children

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Niger's government says more than 20 children were killed and dozens more were injured when a fire swept through a school in Niger’s second-largest city, Maradi. Three classrooms made of

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Fire sweeps through school in Niger, killing 20 children (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Niger's government says more than 20 children were killed and dozens more were injured when a fire swept through a school in Niger’s second-largest city, Maradi. Three classrooms made of

  2. CNN

    School fire kills at least 25 children in Niger (opens CNN)

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    At least 25 primary school children were killed when their thatched-roof classrooms caught fire in southern Niger on Monday, the council of ministers said in a statement.

  3. Al Jazeera

    At least 26 children die in Niger school fire (opens Al Jazeera)

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    At least 13 others injured after classrooms made out of straw were engulfed in a blaze in Maradi city.

  4. France 24

    Niger in mourning after fire kills dozens of children (opens France 24)

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    At least 26 children aged between five and six burnt to death on Monday when their straw and wood classrooms caught fire in southern Niger, seven months after a similar tragedy in the capital Niamey.

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