A fire at an orphanage in the province of Algiers has killed 11 people and injured 19 more, authorities said. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune expressed his condolences amid his trip to Berlin.

A fire at an orphanage near the capital of Algeria killed 11 children and injured 19 early Thursday, authorities said.

A fire burning at an orphanage in Algeria's capital has killed at least 11 people including children, authorities said Thursday, amid a heatwave that has sparked hundreds of blazes in the country's north.

A devastating fire at an Algerian orphanage claims 11 lives and injures 19 amid a severe heatwave and rising blazes.

July 16 - Eleven people were killed and 19 injured in a fire at an orphanage on the outskirts of the Algerian capital early on Thursday, state media reported. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The civil protection agency gave no details about the victims or the possible cause of the fire. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The civil protection agency gave no details about the victims or the possible cause of the fire. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A fire at an orphanage near the capital of Algeria killed 11 children and injured 19.

A fire at an orphanage outside of Algiers claimed the lives of at least 11 people and wounded 19, the country's civil defence announced on Thursday.