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At least 22 people were killed in a fire at a wedding party in Congo ‘s capital, Kinshasa, the regional mayor said Saturday. Several other people were injured in the fire that started overnight Friday and continued into early Saturday morning in a building in Lingwala in northern Kinshasa. Several people — some alive and some dead — were laid by the roadside as attendees tried to help the ones who were still alive. The narrow hallways were constricted with people trying to escape the fire. The mayor of Lingwala, Norbert Mushinga, told the Congolese Press Agency that the provisional toll is 22.
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The fires are common during the dry season and several have occurred this year, according to local media. © 2026 WTOP, LLC. Officials say.
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