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Coverage dated July 16, 2026 to July 17, 2026

11 children dead, 19 injured in orphanage fire in Algeria

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Neighbor managed to save three girls.

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  1. France 24

    Fire at orphanage in Algeria kills 11 and wounds 19 (opens France 24)

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    A fire at an orphanage outside of Algiers claimed the lives of at least 11 people and wounded 19, the country's civil defence announced on Thursday.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Fire at orphanage in Algeria kills 11 people, including children (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Eleven people died and 19 were injured after a fire swept through a state-run child welfare home in east Algiers.

  3. Al-Monitor

    Fire at orphanage in Algiers kills 11, injures 19 (opens Al-Monitor)

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    ALGIERS, July 16 (Reuters) - Eleven people, including children, were killed and 19 injured in a fire at an orphanage close to the Algerian capital Algiers early on Thursday, authorities said. Locals and emergency crews rushed to the building in the Mohammadia district of the province of Algiers, whe…

  4. Washington Times

    11 children killed and 19 injured in an overnight orphanage fire in Algeria (opens Washington Times)

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    A fire at an orphanage near the capital of Algeria killed 11 children and injured 19 early Thursday, authorities said.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Algeria: Fire at orphanage kills 11, including children (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A fire at an orphanage in the province of Algiers has killed 11 people and injured 19 more, authorities said. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune expressed his condolences amid his trip to Berlin.

  6. Jonesboro Sun

    Orphanage fire in Algeria kills 11 children, injures 19 others (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    A fire at an orphanage near the capital of Algeria killed 11 children and injured 19. Algeria’s Civil Protection agency says the fire broke out early Thursday at the childcare institution in Mohammedia, in the eastern suburbs of the capital…

  7. Al Jazeera

    Eleven killed in Algeria orphanage fire (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Eleven people were killed and 19 injured after a fire tore through an orphanage in Algiers.

  8. The Oregonian

    11 children dead, 19 injured in orphanage fire in Algeria (opens The Oregonian)

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    Neighbor managed to save three girls.

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