Families mourned 24 children, including 19 girls and 5 boys, who were killed in a fire at two schools in Bukavu, eastern Congo. Authorities said investigations were underway to determine the cause of the fire ▻ ↧ Fire in rebel-held east Congo kills 24 schoolchildren, official says A fire in Congo's rebel-controlled city of Bukavu killed at least 24 children as it destroyed two schools and burned down around ​300 wooden houses, an official from the rebel administration told Reuters ​on Thursday.