Orphanage fire kills 11 as Algeria struggles in heatwave
16 Jul 2026, 11:45 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
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A fire burning at an orphanage in Algeria's capital has killed at least 11 people including children, authorities said Thursday, amid a heatwave that has sparked hundreds of blazes in the country's north.