- Residents reveal casualties
Fire outbreak at an Islamic school in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, claimed the lives of at least 17 Almajiri students.
The fire which started late on Tuesday night and raged for about three hours, also left 16 others injured.
The fire reportedly started fire started when the children were asleep.
Abdulrasaq Bello Kaura, a resident of the area who spoke to Channels TV on the incident said the fire was caused by some stored sticks locally called kara.
“It happened at Makaranta Mallam Ghali, inside their study hall. There are about 100 of them in the house, after they evacuated the students, they thought none of them remained inside the house, it was when they returned after the fire, they started seeing their legs, hands, they got burnt beyond recognition,” Kaura said.
The source added that the 17 students were buried on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
The Chairman of Kaura-Namoda Local Government, Comrade Mannir Muazu Haidara, has also confirmed the incident.
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