19 dead in school dorm fire in Guyana
18 of those who died were female students of the Mahdia Secondary School. The 9th child was a young boy who was the son of the caretaker of the facility.
A number of other children are nursing severe burns and other injuries.
According to News Source, the fire reportedly started just after 11:00 PM on Sunday night while most of the children were asleep. It quickly engulfed the heavily grilled wooden building, and that resulted in many of the children being trapped.
Villagers recounted that the fire service was summoned moments after the blaze was noticed. By the time the firemen arrived, the entire building was engulfed in flames.
The firemen were forced to hammer a hole through the concrete wall to reach some of the children. They were able to save more than 20 of them.
3 days of national mourning
President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who flew into the community for an on the ground assessment and to offer his sympathy to the families of those who lost their children, said the tragedy has left the nation broken and in mourning.
“This is a horrific incident and its tragic, it is painful and I cannot imagine the pain of the parents and of the children, and as a country we will have to deal with this”, President Ali said.
The Mahdia Secondary School houses a large number of students from outlying indigenous communities.
Many of them lived in the school dorm.
The President has announced three days of national mourning.
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@ Just Sad
Who is that one @$%h*** who dislike this blog? Must be a very sad deranged person who has no feelings and cannot understand grief and pain. I feel bad for that lost soul. In the mean time I join with all the sympathizers of this horrific incident. So sad.
Was it equipped with fire alarms and exit signs?
Fire drills?
The student was reportedly upset that her phone was taken away by administrators of the dorm over concerns of her behaviour. She was reportedly previously suspended for engaging in activities contrary to the rules of the institution.
Furthermore, the student was reportedly embroiled in an argument with the administrators of the dorm/school where she threatened to cause ‘trouble’."
The Government, the proprietor.. the parents/guardians are all guilty of neglect and endangerment resulting in the deaths.
Capital Murder!!!! Hang the perpetrators.
Infamous for the savagery and abundancy of murders.
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