- A fire at a childcare institution near Algeria's capital, Algiers, resulted in the deaths of 11 children and injuries to 19 others early on Thursday morning.
- The blaze broke out around 3.30am at the two-story orphanage located in Mohammedia, an eastern suburb of Algiers.
- Rescue teams successfully evacuated five children with reduced mobility, and several of the injured children were transported to a hospital specialising in burns.
- Authorities have not released the ages of the child victims, and no adult fatalities or injuries were reported in connection with the incident.
- The tragedy occurred on Algeria's National Children's Day amidst a severe heatwave that has caused nearly 1,000 fires across the country in the past week, prompting president Abdelmadjid Tebboune to express his condolences.
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