School dormitory fire in Guyana kills 20 students

The dormitory of a secondary school in Mahdia, Guyana, was destroyed (Guyana’s Department of Public Information via AP)

A fire has torn through a school dormitory in Guyana, killing at least 20 students and injuring others.

The Guyanese government said the fire broke out in the dormitory of a secondary school in the city of Madhia, about 200 miles south of capital Georgetown.