Government to prosecute two administrators following school fire
Burmese authorities have defended earlier claims that the blaze at an Islamic school in downtown Rangoon in early April was caused by an ‘overheated voltage regulator’
How the media and govt continue to politicise Muslims in Burma
Following a fire at an Islamic school in downtown Rangoon, the mainstream media's reporting on the event may have helped inflame already tense relations between Muslims and Buddhists in the country
Hundreds attend funeral for fire victims
Hundreds of mourners gather at a cemetery on the outskirts of Rangoon to bury the 13 boys killed in a fire at an Islamic school.
Govt launches probe into deadly school fire
Burma has launched an official inquiry into a blaze at a Muslim school that killed 13 boys, state media said Wednesday, as authorities sought to dismiss fears the fire was linked to religious unrest
Eyewitnesses from school fire share their story
Thirteen children were killed when a fire broke out in their Muslim school on Tuesday night. Eyewitnesses describe what they saw.
Rangoon officials blame school administrators for fire
Rangoon government officials have accused two school imams of being 'largely' responsible for the fire that killed 13 children on Tuesday, which authorities claim was caused by an overheated power transformer
Thirteen killed in Rangoon school fire
At least thirteen children have been killed in a fire at an Islamic school in Botahtaung township, Rangoon in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Reports suggest the fire was started by an electrical fault, although no official statement has been made.
After the fire
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Karenni camp blaze an accident
Thai officials deny allegations of arson, insisting the fire that raged through the Mae Surin refugee camp in northern Thailand on Friday was an accident.
36 dead in refugee camp fire
Thirty six people have been killed and around 100 injured as a fire swept though the Mae Surin camp on the Thai-Burmese border.
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