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Thailand school dormitory fire kills 17 schoolgirls

At least 17 girls have been killed by a fire which swept through their school dormitory in northern Thailand. The fire broke out on Sunday evening when many of the girls, aged between five and 13, were asleep, said police. One official told AFP that 38 students had been in the dorm at Pithakkiart Witthaya school in Chiang Rai,...