Fire at Schools in Bukavu Kills Dozens of Students
A blaze engulfing two schools in the rebel-controlled city of Bukavu has killed between 14 and 28 students.
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First reported by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, 2h 07m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 10 Sept 2026. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera published first, on 10 September at 15:37 UTC; ABC News followed 2h 08m later. The most recent article, from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines, appeared on 12 September at 14:17 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), ABC News (major outlet), Times of India, Sky News, France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraAt least 20 killed in school fire in rebel-held DR Congo city
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraMore than a dozen children killed in fire in eastern DR Congo schools
- ABC NewsFire in eastern Congo kills at least 24 students at 2 schools
- Times of IndiaAt least 24 schoolchildren killed after fire engulfs schools in rebel-controlled Congo
- Sky NewsAt least 26 students dead after DR Congo school fire
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraDeadly DRC school fire prompts calls for safety reforms
- Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan AfricaChildren die in a school fire in Bukavu
- France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesDR Congo: At least 24 children die in school fire
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Deadly DRC school fire prompts calls for safety reforms Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- Fire in eastern Congo kills at least 24 students at 2 schools ABC News ·
- More than a dozen children killed in fire in eastern DR Congo schools Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- At least 20 killed in school fire in rebel-held DR Congo city Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- DR Congo: At least 24 children die in school fire France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
- Children die in a school fire in Bukavu Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa
- At least 26 students dead after DR Congo school fire Sky News
- At least 24 schoolchildren killed after fire engulfs schools in rebel-controlled Congo Times of India
In this story
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Bukavu
- M23