19 Ugandan school children killed in dormitory fire

By SPA,

Kampala, Uganda : Ugandan police say 19 school children and two adults died in a dormitory fire.


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Police spokeswoman Judith Nabakooba says authorities are investigating the cause of the overnight fire at the Buddo primary school. The students were between the ages of 7 and 10.

School worker James Kiiza said Tuesday that the doors of the dormitory were locked from the outside, according to a report of the Associated Press.

The school is 12 kilometers (seven miles) from the capital of Kampala.

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