Fire Sweeps Through School in Niger, Killing 20 Children

Fire Sweeps Through School in Niger, Killing 20 Children
Burned structure after a fire at school "AFN" in Maradi, Niger, on Nov. 8, 2021, in a still from video. AP/Screenshot via NTD
The Associated Press
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NIAMEY, Niger—More than 20 children were killed and dozens more injured when a fire swept through a school in Niger’s second-largest city, Maradi.

Three classrooms made of straw were consumed by the fire at the pre-school and primary school called ‘AFN’, taking the lives of the children aged between 3 and 8, the government said late Monday.