Algeria foster care home fire kills 11, including children
An overnight fire at a foster care home in Algeria killed 11 people, including children, and injured 19 others, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's office said. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the blaze.
A fire tore through a foster care home in Algeria overnight, killing 11 people including several children and injuring 19 others, the office of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Friday. Emergency services responded to the blaze in the early hours, but were unable to prevent the heavy loss of life.
Tebboune expressed condolences to the victims' families and ordered an immediate investigation into the cause of the fire, which officials said spread rapidly through the facility. Local media reported that some of the injured remain in critical condition in nearby hospitals.
The tragedy has renewed scrutiny of fire-safety standards at care facilities across Algeria, with rights groups calling for stronger inspections of institutions housing vulnerable children. Authorities have not yet said whether structural or electrical failures contributed to the blaze.
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