BFF-26 Fifteen children killed in Haiti orphanage fire: official

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Fifteen children killed in Haiti orphanage fire: official

KENSCOFF, Haiti, Feb 14, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – A fire swept through an orphanage in Haiti, killing 15 children, a local judge told AFP on Friday.

The building — which had not been authorized to operate as an orphanage since 2013 — housed about 66 children, said Raymonde Jean Antoine.

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