Fire Kills Eight in South African Orphanage

Johannesburg -- At least eight people were killed Thursday in a fire at an orphanage in the South African city of Durban, the local news agency ANA reported.

Many of those killed were children with the youngest being eight years old, a spokesman for the emergency services was quoted as saying.

It was not immediately known if other people were injured or what caused the fire.

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