Liberia school fire: Blaze kills at least 30 children, police say

A fire in a school in Liberia has killed at least 30 children, according to a police spokesperson.

The blaze broke out on Tuesday night at a school in an eastern suburb of the capital, Monrovia, president George Weah said on Twitter.

"The kids were learning the Quran when the fire broke out," police spokesman Moses Carter said. "The cause is not known yet."

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