Guyana Police: Schoolgirl Started Deadly Fire

GUYANA – Guyana police say the deadly fire at the dormitory at a secondary school that killed 19 students early Monday was started by a female student.

In a statement police said “Several of the students were interviewed in the presence of a probation officer, and statements were taken.” They say the scene is presently secured as investigations continue.

So far they say investigations reveal that a female student is suspected of having set the devastating fire because her cellular phone was taken away by the dorm’s mother and a teacher.

There were 57 female students in the one-flat concrete building measuring about 100 feet by 40 feet, with several windows, all grilled.