13 children killed in Myanmar's school fire
Updated: 2013-04-02 13:16
(Xinhua)
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Police stand in front of a mosque and school dormitory that were damaged by a fire in Yangon April 2, 2013. [Photo/Agencies] |
YANGON - A total of 13 children out of 78 were killed in a fire that broke out with a mosque school in Yangon's Botataung township early Tuesday, local authorities confirmed.
The fire, which occurred at 03:00 am when the children were asleep, was caused by electric short-circuit triggered by overheat of a voltage transformer installed inside the mosque, sources said.
The fire has been brought under control.
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