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Deadly DRC school fire prompts calls for safety reforms

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Sahel + Sudan + DRC region

detected 2026-09-11T20:45:15Z updated 2026-09-11T20:45:15Z

A fire at a school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo killed 28 students and destroyed homes across a neighbourhood

Single-source report, not yet corroborated.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗

Key facts

Category
• Disaster
Severity
Critical
Confidence
Low
Sources
1
Location
Approximate (country level)

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