17 children die, 17 others injured in Zamfara Islamic school fire

No fewer than 17 Almajiri students have lost their lives in a fire incident which occurred in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, as a fire outbreak at an Islamiya school.

The fire which started late on Tuesday night and raged for about three hours left 17 others injured.

A resident of the area, Abdulrasaq Kaura, informed Channels Television that the fire was reportedly caused by stored sticks, locally known as “Kara.”

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