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Fire at juvenile detention centre kills 6 children in Cairo
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The officials said the fire followed a fist-fight between two children in one ward at the facility, located in the city's Marj district
A fire broke out Thursday at a juvenile detention centre in Egypt's capital of Cairo, killing at least six children, officials said. The officials said the fire followed a fist-fight between two children in one ward at the facility, located in the city's Marj district. More than two dozen other children were injured, they said. Police are holding those running the facility as prosecutors investigate the cause of the fire, the officials said.More Related News