Video. Algeria investigates Mohammadia orphanage fire that killed 11 people
- Updated: 16/07/2026 - 19:19 GMT+2 Algeria is probing a deadly orphanage fire near Algiers, early on 16 July, that killed at least 11, injured 19 and struck amid a heatwave and nearly 1,000 recent blazes.
- Firefighters, police and forensic teams secured the site while grieving families gathered outside the damaged building.
- Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb visited survivors in hospital and expressed the government’s condolences, saying medical teams had been instructed to provide the best possible care for those injured.
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- Updated: 16/07/2026 - 19:19 GMT+2 Algeria is probing a deadly orphanage fire near Algiers, early on 16 July, that killed at least 11, injured 19 and struck amid a heatwave and nearly 1,000 recent blazes.
- Firefighters, police and forensic teams secured the site while grieving families gathered outside the damaged building.
- Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb visited survivors in hospital and expressed the government’s condolences, saying medical teams had been instructed to provide the best possible care for those injured.
Sources: Euronews