Official: Guyana fire that killed 19 deliberately set

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Investigators in Guyana believe a fire that killed 19, mostly girls trapped in a school dormitory, was deliberately set by a student who was upset her mobile phone was confiscated, a top official said Tuesday.

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