Maradi school fire
Date8 November 2021
LocationMaradi, Niger
Deaths26
Non-fatal injuries14+

On 8 November 2021, a classroom in a primary school caught fire in the town of Maradi in southern Niger. As a result, 26 children were killed and more than fourteen were injured.[1][2][3]

According to Maradi Governor Chaibou Aboubacar, the fire in three classrooms in the private school killed preschool children between the ages of 5 and 6. Fourteen pupils were also injured in the incident, five of them in critical condition. Aboubacar declared three days of mourning in the country. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. However, the fire spread rapidly as the school building. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world, school buildings are usually made of weeds and straw.[4][5] On 13 April 2021, a school fire in Niamey killed at least 20 pupils.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "School fire kills at least 25 children in Niger". CNN. 9 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "At least 26 children die in Niger school fire". Al Jazeera.
  3. 1 2 "Niger classroom fire kills at least 25 schoolchildren". BBC News. 8 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Fire at school in Niger leaves at least 26 children dead". Anadolu Agency.
  5. ↑ "Niger school fire leaves dozens of children dead". TRT World.


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