According to Reuters reported on the 7th, the vice president of the East African country of Burundi said that on Tuesday, a fire broke out in a major prison in the country's capital Kitka, causing at least 38 prisoners to die and dozens of people to be injured.
After the fire, Vice President Prosper Bazombanza told reporters at Kitka prison that 12 people suffocated while trying to escape the burning building and 26 died of serious injuries.
A reporter at the scene of the fire Image source: Reuters
Two local residents said the fire occurred before dawn. Bazom Banza did not say why the fire occurred.
According to NBC News, in a statement on Twitter, Burundi's Ministry of the Interior said that the cause of the fire was a short circuit. At least 38 prisoners were confirmed dead and at least 59 others injured. Photos released by the Ministry of the Interior showed a fire truck parked outside the prison.
A local resident who rushed to the prison while the fires were still raging told Reuters that many of the dead were elderly inmates. He said he saw the body being carried away from the scene by ambulance.
In August, there was also a fire at the prison, which authorities said was caused by a circuit problem. There were no casualties at the time.
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