April 3, 2013
RTT News
The European Union has demanded an investigation into the deaths of 13
children in a fire at a Myanmar Muslim religious school on Tuesday.
"The High Representative calls on the authorities to urgently conduct a
thorough investigation that will leave no doubt as to the causes of this
tragic incident," spokesperson for EU Foreign Policy chief Catherine
Ashton said in a statement.
"The High Representative is deeply troubled by reports of deaths of 13
children caused by a fire in the dormitory of a Muslim school in Yangon.
She expresses her condolences to the families of the victims," the
statement added.
The pre-dawn fire on Tuesday was ignited by an electrical short-circuit,
reports quoting officials said. The rest of about 75 orphans, who were
accommodated in the building adjacent to a mosque, escaped unhurt.
Authorities ruled out foul play in the incident that occurred amid an
upsurge in fatal sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims, which
so far claimed more than 40 lives in central Myanmar.
All the victims reportedly were boys, who died of burns or smoke inhalation.
Yangon, formerly known as Rangoon, was the country's capital when it was called Burma.
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