At least 20 people have been killed in a fire at a Muslim spiritual retreat in eastern Senegal.
Several others were wounded in Wednesday’s fire in Medina Gounass village, government spokesman Seydou Gueye said on Thursday.
President Macky Sall offered condolences to victims’ families and said the interior ministry would visit the site on Thursday.
Senegalese national TV reported that strong winds and makeshift shelters allowed the fire to spread, though the cause of the fire was not immediately known.
Thousands of Muslim men from Senegal, Guinea and other West African countries meet annually in Medina Gounass for the spiritual retreat.
Source: Fire kills 20 at Muslim retreat in Senegal | Perth Now
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