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Fire at Kinshasa wedding party reportedly kills 22

Authorities have launched an investigation after a fire at a wedding party in Kinshasa reportedly killed 22 people.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
Fire-damaged banquet hall with shattered tableware, bottles, floral decorations and a burned chair.
DR Congo

A fire at a wedding party in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, reportedly killed 22 people, according to Al Jazeera Global News.

Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.

The supplied report does not identify the venue’s location, explain the cause of the fire or provide details about injuries.

It also does not provide the identities of those killed. The reported death toll has not been independently corroborated in the supplied material.

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