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At least 20 children have died in a fire at a school in Niger, according to unconfirmed reports on social media.

The horror incident is said to have taken place in the city of Maradi on Monday.

Pictures taken at the scene show adults and children gathering at the scene of the fire, where smoke can be seen rising from the ground.

Unconfirmed sources on social media claimed the fire happened at a kindergarten.

So far, it is not clear what caused the fire and there has been no official confirmation of it.

The alleged tragedy happened just months after a fire at another school on the outskirt's of Niger's capital, Niamey, killed 20 children.

Adults and children were seen at the scene of the fire

The pupils were attending classes at the time of the fire, which the director of the school described as a "disaster".
Following the tragedy in April, the National Union of Teachers of Niger issued a statement calling for an end to classes in straw huts.

The organisation said: "It is important that from here that the authorities stop the classes in straw huts."

Adults and children were seen at the scene of the fire

A man who lost his six-year-old son in the fire urged the government to build safe schools, BBC News reports.

He said: "Let's not put everything in the hands of God, let's not put everything in the hands of the state.

"We have lost 20 children in a fraction of a second - we must call on the state to say that hut classes should no longer exist anywhere in the country."

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Ooh my goodness this is serious wonder what the parents are going through

Sad. I feel for their parents

Buhari would send ambulance to them asap

Infact the next loan na to build fire station from Nigeria to maradi

Not good

Damnnn niggarrrr
Too bad
Imagine using straw hut as class

Africans

Ooye12:
Everyday Na war for Nigeria

Coded081:
So sad Nigeria failed them

IfeMiLove:
Damn!!! What the hell!?
What is it with bad news in this country?! Poor children! May God comfort their parents.

Not Nigeria
Real niggarrrrs read....ya all should read

Everyday Na war for Nigeria

Nawa o....everyday, bad news

May there soul rest in perfect peace

Damn!!! What the hell?! Poor children! May God comfort their parents.

Quite sad. May their souls rest in peace.

Embers things

Everyday every wahala and loss of life in the zoo. Value for human life is less than that of a cow, over there.

So sad

This is a terrorist attack by terrorist head slammers. It has been reported that similar case was recorded. They would have preferred an Arabic school where children are wiped like rams, sit on mud benches and use charcoals as board markers

fergie0o1:


Adults and children were seen at the scene of the fire


Adults and children were seen at the scene of the fire


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Africa my Africa

So sad Nigeria failed them

Ooye12:
Everyday Na war for Nigeria

Niger Republic not Niger State.

Ooye12:
Everyday Na war for Nigeria

Read the article again...Not Nigeria.

My God

Ooh

Jesus Christ!
This is disheartening. May the departed souls rest in peace and may God grant unto their families the fortitude to bear the losses

Is our own Niger or Niger Republic? This is a huge disaster. May God console the parents

fergie0o1:


Adults and children were seen at the scene of the fire


Adults and children were seen at the scene of the fire


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This country is far gone. How do we get here

God
This is tragic
There parents must prepared lunch waiting for them to return from school and eat not knowing they will never come home....

Children pursuing better futures, so disheartening.

All this shit hole countries, with their archaic believe.

Rip

Here we go again. In this modern days, children are still learning in tents. When the governor's children, I'm certain, are overseas.

Really sad.