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Algeria fire: Eleven people die at foster care home

Eleven people have died in a fire at a foster care facility in Algiers, Algeria’s capital city.

The country’s civil protection department said 19 others were injured in the blaze, which firefighters were still attempting to extinguish at 06:50 local time (05:50 GMT) on Thursday.

Authorities did not specify the ages of those killed or injured.

Amid the fire, five people with special needs were “taken into care and transported to a safe location”, the civil protection department’s statement said.

This is a breaking news story – more to follow


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