Monrovia – At least 30 persons, mostly children, are reported dead as a result of a fire disaster that gutted an Islamic school building early Wednesday morning in the Bassa Community in Paynesville, outside Monrovia.
The incident reportedly occurred when the children, from the Bassa Town Quranic Recitation Center located in Paynesville, were asleep.
The cause of the incident has not been established, but some community members have attributed it to an electrical fault.
The Muslim Community has planned a prayer service at the 17 Street Mosque for the peaceful repose of those who died.
President George Manneh Weah has expressed regret over the situation, describing it as a sad day for the Muslim Community and Liberia at large.
