The fire broke out at a secondary school in Guyana. (Representational)
Georgetown, Guyana:
At least 20 people died in a school dormitory fire in a central Guyana mining town, the government announced in a statement on Sunday night.
The statement said the death count had risen to 20 and several people were injured in the fire at the Mahdia Secondary School.
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