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13 children confirmed killed in mosque school fire in Myanmar

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 today, local authorities confirmed.

The fire, which occurred at 03:00am 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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