Fire leaves 400 students homeless

Govt demolition leaves hundreds homeless in Dar
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The government yesterday embarked on a demolition exercise that will see thousands of houses built on unauthorised land in Dar es Salaam reduced into rubble. Speaking to reporters in Dar es Salaam, National Environment Management Council (NEMC) ...

Fire accident at Mabibo hostel leaves two hospitalised
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A fire broke out yesterday at the University of Dar es Salaam's Mabibo hostels leaving at least two students hospitalised following severe smoke inhalation. The fire that broke out at Block B which accommodates girl students also left 45 others with minor ...
Morning scare as fire breaks out at Mabibo Hostel blockDaily News

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‘400 Tanzanian students in Wuhan are safe’, says Chinese envoy  The Citizen Daily

At least seven female students have died after a fire at a girls boarding school near the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Sunday night, officials say.

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Educational institutions should train students on fire outbreaks
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Of late there have been several incidences of fire outbreaks in this country's educational institutions. Several of these have involved dormitories of secondary schools. The latest was that which took place at the Mabibo hostel of the University of Dar es Salaam ...
Mabibo Hostel fire another lesson on preparednessDaily News
Mabibo Hostel block caught firespyghana.com
Tanzania hostel is on fire as 400 university...

No doubt acting out of curiosity, a reader emailed to ask me what the heading to this column, ‘Friendly Fire From Yesteryears,’ is intended to portray. How can fire be friendly, the fellow asked - perhaps bearing in mind such episodes as the Great Fire of London in 1666!

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McAuley High School students give to Tanzanian students
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The students filled a 40-foot shipping container full items to help Tanzanian students get an education. Loading… Post to Facebook. McAuley High School students give to Tanzanian students The students filled a 40-foot shipping container full items to ...
McAuley students and staff send supplies to TanzaniaWMTW Portland

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The Tanzanian government and officials of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Saturday called for countries to host persons acquitted by the court or those who have served their sentences.

More than 490 families are homeless after their houses were destroyed by persistent strong winds and heavy rain in Sumbawanga.