13 youths die in fire Myanmar police call accident
A fire engulfed a mosque housing Muslim schoolchildren in Myanmar's largest city Tuesday, killing at least 13. Authorities, anxious over sectarian violence that has shaken the nation, quickly blamed the blaze on an accidental electrical short.
Security forces and three trucks of riot police blocked off roads around the scarred building compound in Yangon, which encompasses a mosque, a school and a dormitory. There were no reports of violence, but around 200 Muslim residents gathered uneasily nearby, many expressing suspicions the fire had been set intentionally. (AP)
