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Rangoon school fire: Imam probed for possible negligence
Source: BBC
A Burmese imam is being investigated for possible negligence after 13 children died in a fire at a Muslim school in Rangoon, police said.
Authorities were also quizzing a Muslim teacher in the case, reports said.
Police earlier blamed an electrical fault for the blaze. Most of the children escaped unharmed.
Riot police were deployed to the area as people gathered, concerned that the fire was linked to recent communal violence in other parts of the country.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21998400
