Zamfara school fire: Nigerian children die in Kauran Namoda

The fire is said to have broken out in a nearby house and spread to the school while the children were asleep.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersSeventeen children burnt to death in Nigeria school fire17 minutes agoChris Ewokor& Mansur AbubakarBBC News, AbujaYahaya MahiThe Islamic school students were believed to be sleeping when the fire startedAt least 17 children have died in a fire at an Islamic school in northern Nigeria.

Several other pupils were injured and rushed to health centres in the town of Kauran Namoda, Zamfara state, for treatment.

It is believed that the fire broke out in a nearby house on Tuesday night and spread to the school while the children were sleeping.

Local authorities and emergency responders were sent to the scene, but the fire had already resulted in significant casualties.

Eyewitness Yahaya Mahi told BBC Hausa the location of the school made it difficult for those trying to stop the fire.

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