# DR Congo fire: At least 29 schoolchildren killed in stampede

https://mins.news/en/video/55039

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-11 18:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNIVe2IzdJU

> At least 29 schoolchildren reportedly died in a stampede while trying to escape a fire that destroyed two schools in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The blaze also burned around 300 wooden houses.

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