Georgetown. 19 girl students died and many others were injured in a fire that broke out in a school dorm in Guyana. President Irfan Ali said, this is a terrible incident. It’s sad. it’s painful. He said that his government is mobilizing all possible resources to take care of the children.
The government of Guyana, a country located in the South American continent, said in a statement that a fire broke out in the middle of Sunday-Monday night in the dormitory of the secondary school in the city of Mahdia. The city is about 320 kilometers from the capital Georgetown. Officials had earlier said that 20 girl students had died in the incident. However, he later put the death toll at 19.
National Security Adviser Gerald Gouveia said the doctor was able to save the seriously burned student who was initially thought to be dead. Guyana’s fire service said in a statement that the fire had engulfed the entire building when firefighters arrived.
The department said that 14 girl students had died on the spot. Officials said that the condition of two girls is critical. Six girl students have been airlifted to the capital Georgetown for treatment.
The department said that around 20 girl students were rescued by the fire brigade personnel. According to Gouvia, the fire broke out in the hostel of the school on the intervening night of Sunday-Monday. Children from 12 to 18 years study in this school. He told that it is too early to estimate the cause of the fire.
According to the information, the fire broke out in the girls’ hostel and due to bad weather it became a challenge for the authorities to control the fire by air. Opposition MP Natasha Singh-Lewis demanded a detailed inquiry into the matter.
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