17 Girls Killed in Fire at Thailand School Dorm

Local Editor

Seventeen girls died after a fire swept through the dormitory of a school for children of hill tribes in northern Thailand, officials said Monday.

The fire started late Sunday night, and many of the children at the school run by a Christian charity were asleep as flames spread through the two-story wooden building, AFP reported.

The school in Wiang Pa Pao district is home to girls aged between six and 13. Those in the dormitory were drawn mainly from the local hill tribes.

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