Not less than 17 kids have died in a fireplace at an Islamic faculty in northern Nigeria.
A number of different pupils had been injured and rushed to well being centres within the city of Kauran Namoda, Zamfara state, for therapy.
It’s believed that the fireplace broke out in a close-by home on Tuesday evening and unfold to the college whereas the kids had been sleeping.
Native authorities and emergency responders had been despatched to the scene, however the fireplace had already resulted in important casualties.
Eyewitness Yahaya Mahi advised BBC Hausa the placement of the college made it troublesome for these making an attempt to cease the fireplace.
“Even when the firefighters had come on time, reaching the home would’ve been troublesome as a result of tight street resulting in the home,” he mentioned.
Native official Mannir Haidara mentioned different Islamic colleges can be inspected to ensure they weren’t a fireplace threat.
”We’ll take measures to stop one other incidence of this nature,” he mentioned.
The daddy of one of many victims advised BBC Hausa that he was devastated however his religion in God was comforting him at the moment.