11 Schoolboys burned alive in Uganda
Eleven boys have died and another 20 suffered
severe burns in an arson attack while locked inside their
school dormitory, in Uganda while
they slept, with expelled classmates suspected of committing the
horrifying act.
Henry Nsubuga, headmaster of the school in Rakai in southern Uganda, said he suspected some students who had been expelled recently were behind the “heinous act”.
Nuwamanya said the cause of the fire had yet to be established, and that three people, including a guard at the school, had been arrested for questioning.
The Rakai district lies about 280 kilometres south of the capital Kampala, near the border with Tanzania.
Henry Nsubuga, headmaster of the school in Rakai in southern Uganda, said he suspected some students who had been expelled recently were behind the “heinous act”.
The fire ripped through the St Bernard Secondary School in Rakai on Sunday night.10 Students have been killed by fire at St Benard Secondary school,Mannya,Rakai district in Central Uganda. It's alleged that some S.4 students last night locked a S.3 dormitory and set it ablaze. pic.twitter.com/WKU5VgKYfC— @AaronAinomugisha (@AaronAinomugis3) November 12, 2018
The arsonists first locked the doors of the dormitories before setting them on fire ... even when the rescue came it was difficult to evacuate the students inside the dormitories, some would have been saved but died out of suffocation, Nsubuga said.
Some bodies were burnt beyond recognition and police have recommended a DNA test to establish their identities and parentage, he added.
Area police chief Ben Nuwamanya told AFP that 11 students have been confirmed dead.11 boys dead, 20 injured in Uganda boarding school fire https://t.co/E9ts0quLwV pic.twitter.com/vZ6mkNoJ2W— Afromums (@afromums) November 12, 2018
About 20 students have been admitted with severe burns and are in critical condition but doctors say some will stabilise, he added.
Nuwamanya said the cause of the fire had yet to be established, and that three people, including a guard at the school, had been arrested for questioning.
The Rakai district lies about 280 kilometres south of the capital Kampala, near the border with Tanzania.
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