Ministers visiting families, students affected by Mahdia fire

The devastated dormitory (DPI photo)

Prime Minister,   Mark Phillips; Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand and Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, have begun to visit affected students and distressed families following the deadly early morning fire today which  destroyed the Mahdia Secondary School Dormitory, the Department of Public Information said.

The early morning fire in Region Eight claimed the lives of twenty students and injured several others, some of whom were air-dashed to Georgetown for medical attention.

The scene at the Mahdia District Hospital today (DPI photo)
Grieving relatives at the Mahdia District Hospital (DPI photo)
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand comforting a grieving relative (DPI photo)
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand speaking to an injured person at the Mahdia District Hospital. (DPI photo)
Metal frames were contorted by the fire (DPI photo)
Prime Minister Mark Phillips (right) standing in the ruins of the dorm. (DPI photo)
A fireman speaking to government ministers at the scene (DPI photo)