At least 20 people are dead and seven others are critically injured after a dormitory fire in Guyana.
At least 19 of the 20 people who died in a "horrific" school dormitory fire were children, officials said on Monday, after a blaze tore through the building in the Caribbean country of Guyana,Fourteen children died at the scene, Department of Public Information said in a statement, while five died at the Mahdia District Hospital, according to a statement from Guyana's Fire Service.The fire broke out about 10:50 p.m.
"Firefighters did manage to rescue some 20 students by breaking holes in the north-eastern wall of the building," the Fire Service explained. "Our team is still on the ground investigating as we seek to provide clarity regarding how the fire started and all other necessary information." Guyana's President Mohamed Ifran Ali said the students hailed from not only Mahdia but the villages of Campbelltown, Micobie, El Paso, and several other villages in the North Pakaraimas.
The Guyanese government earlier mobilized a "full-scale medical evacuation-supported response" after the fire broke out.
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