Ugandan police stand guard a burnt dormitory building at the Salaama School for the Blind in Luga Village, Ntanzi Parish of Mukono District, near Kampala, Uganda October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa
At least eleven students died and six others were in critical condition after a fire in a school for the blind in central Uganda, police said on Tuesday.
The fire broke out around 1 a.m. at the Salaama School for the Blind in Mukono, about 30 km east of the capital Kampala, and the cause is so far unknown, police said in a statement.
Deadly school blazes, which often tear through dormitories, are relatively common in Uganda and often blamed on faulty wiring, although authorities say some have been started deliberately.
Parents react at the Salaama School for the Blind following a fire in a dormitory building in Luga Village, Ntanzi Parish of Mukono District, near Kampala, Uganda October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa
(Reporting by Elias Biryabarema; Editing by Hereward Holland)
A student injured when fire gutted down a dormitory building at the Salaama School for the Blind, boards an ambulance in Luga Village, Ntanzi Parish of Mukono District, near Kampala, Uganda October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker LubowaParents gather at the Herona hospital where injured students receive treatment following a fire in a dormitory building at the Salaama School for the Blind at the Herona Hospital in Kisoga Town, near Kampala, Uganda October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa
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