Fire that killed 19 in Guyana school dorm may have been set 'maliciously'
Among the poorest nations in South America, Guyana hopes the discovery of oil will help spur its development.
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Among the poorest nations in South America, Guyana hopes the discovery of oil will help spur its development.
Several of the students were interviewed in the presence of a Probation Officer, and statements were taken. The report on the fire will be sent today to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC for legal advice.
The Mahdia Secondary School female dormitory fire which claimed the lives of 18 girls and a 5-year-old boy is possibly the largest mass fatality in the history of Guyana.
19 dead in fire at Guyana schoolgirls' dormitory
The fire at a schoolgirls' dormitory that killed 19 people in Guyana may have been started "maliciously," police said Monday, as anger grew in the small South American country the day after the blaze.