Fire at Petit Collège Saint-Pierre in Kinshasa

A fire broke out on Monday, September 7, at Petit Collège Saint-Pierre in Kinshasa, destroying several administrative offices and classrooms. Witnesses reported that an electrical short circuit was the cause of the fire, which started around 1 PM. While no human casualties were reported, educational equipment and documents were stolen by onlookers. The mayor of Kinshasa criticized the slow response of firefighting services, which arrived more than an hour after the fire began.