# Families mourn children killed in eastern Congo school fire

https://mins.news/en/video/55153

- Reuters, 2026-09-11 20:13 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC18-0PP9Eg

> Families are mourning 24 children—19 girls and five boys—who died in a fire at two schools in Bukavu, eastern Congo. Authorities said an investigation was under way to establish what caused the blaze.

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