GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A government commission in Guyana tasked with investigating a fire that killed 20 children at an Indigenous boarding school found multiple errors and systematic failures.
The report also noted there was a lack of water supply and found “inadequacies” in the fire service and firefighting equipment.
Nineteen students and the infant son of the dormitory manager died.
At least 14 other students younger than 18 were rescued from the blazing, one-story building.
Months after the fire, government officials said they would pay $25,000 to the parents of each of the children who died in the fire as part of a settlement.
Persons:
Irfaan Ali, ”, Joseph Singh, Ali
Organizations:
” Police
Locations:
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mahdia, Brazil, Brig