Unconfirmed rumor / developing • Disaster

Deadly DRC school fire prompts calls for safety reforms

Name: Deadly DRC school fire prompts calls for safety reforms
Start: 2026-09-11T20:45:15Z
Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

lat/lon -4.441900, 15.266300 detected 2026-09-11T20:45:15Z updated 2026-09-11T20:45:15Z

Single-source report, not yet corroborated. A fire at a school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo killed 28 students and destroyed homes across a neighbourhood

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗