Kinshasa wedding fire kills 12 in Democratic Republic of Congo

Twelve people have died after a fire ripped through a wedding party in the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said on Sunday.

The communications ministry said work was still going on to identify the victims from the Kinshasa fire, which broke out overnight from Friday to Saturday.

Videos shared on social media show a crowd crammed into a narrow stairway as they try to reach the building’s exit to escape the flames.

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