11 people killed in fire at school for the blind in Uganda

A mother of one of the children cries at the scene of a fire at the Salama School for the Blind (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)

A fire which broke at a boarding school in a rural community just outside Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has killed 11 people – including children, a police official said.

Luke Owoyesigire said the overnight incident happened at a school for the blind in the district of Mukono, offering no more details.