Air conditioner sparked deadly blaze at children's orphanage - police
Air conditioner sparked deadly blaze at children's orphanage - police - Published A fire that killed 11 people at an orphanage in Algeria's capital was...
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- Air conditioner sparked deadly blaze at children's orphanage - police - Published A fire that killed 11 people at an orphanage in Algeria's capital was caused by an electrical spark from a faulty air-conditioning unit, police in the North African country have said.
- The civil protection department has not specified the ages of those killed or the 19 injured, but in a social media post Algeria's President Abdelmajid Tebboune said children were among the dead.
- News of the orphanage fire has shocked and outraged many.
- "May God have mercy on them," the civil defence unit said, external as it announced the death toll on Thursday, several hours after the blaze began.
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Air conditioner sparked deadly blaze at children's orphanage - police - Published A fire that killed 11 people at an orphanage in Algeria's capital was caused by an electrical spark from a faulty air-conditioning unit, police in the North African country have said. The civil protection department has not specified the ages of those killed or the 19 injured, but in a social media post Algeria's President Abdelmajid Tebboune said children were among the dead. News of the orphanage fire has shocked and outraged many. "May God have mercy on them," the civil defence unit said, external as it announced the death toll on Thursday, several hours after the blaze began. The fire has prompted opposition figures, critical media and social media users to demand answers over possible negligence. Comments on the social media pages of several news outlets wanted to know who had been supervising the children overnight, while some called for resignations.