At Least Seven Children Die in India Fire

Published November 11th, 2001 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

At least seven children were killed Sunday when a fire swept through a shantytown in the western Indian city of Bombay, police said. 

They said five more children were injured in the blaze which destroyed around 200 huts in the district of Bandra. 

Firefighters rushed to the scene of the fire to try to save the rest of the crowded shantytown from the blaze – AFP

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