The number of pupils injured when a fire broke at the North West School for the Deaf in Leeudoringstad has risen to 53, police said on Monday.
Police spokesperson Major Pelonomi Makau said a building caught fire at the North West School for the Deaf in the early hours of Monday.
“It is alleged that three children were asleep when the fire broke out at the girls hostel. According to the information available at this stage, three girls, aged 16, 17 and 18 were trapped inside the building and died on the scene, while 53 were admitted at the hospital for smoke inhalation and injuries when they jumped from the first to ground floor,” she said.
The police earlier Monday morning said 23 pupils were injured.
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