Death toll in Guyana girls school fire rises to 20

Updated May 31 2023 - 6:21am, first published 6:19am
A teen faces murder charges after she allegedly set her dorm alight when her phone was confiscated. (AP PHOTO)
A teen faces murder charges after she allegedly set her dorm alight when her phone was confiscated. (AP PHOTO)

The death toll in a girls' dormitory fire in Guyana has risen to 20 as a 14-year-old girl died of her injuries at a hospital in Georgetown, the country's health ministry says.

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