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Gun violence is the leading cause of death for children and teens under the age of 20 in the United States. [1] [failed verification – see discussion] Since the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, there have been 417 cases of gun violence in schools as of September 2024. [2]
The gunman left the school immediately after opening fire and was arrested. [330] [331] [332] January 22, 2018 New Orleans, Louisiana: 0 1 1: Shots were fired from a truck in the parking lot of NET Charter High School, targeting a crowd of students during lunch time. One student was slightly injured, apparently from injuries unrelated to gunfire.
Collinwood school fire: Fire (building) Cleveland, Ohio: Deadliest school fire in U.S. history; led to many changes in how schools were built. 173-217 1870 Marias Massacre: Massacre Montana Territory: 172 1924 Castle Gate Mine disaster: Accident – coal mine Castle Gate, Utah: 171 miners and one rescue worker 171 1908 Rhoads Opera House fire ...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police said Friday. There are fears that the death toll may rise, police said. The cause of the fire Thursday night at Hillside Endarasha Primary in Nyeri county was being investigated, police spokesperson Resila Onyango said.
Burned school buildings in the United States (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "School fires in the United States" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
At least 17 students have been killed and 14 injured following a fire in an elementary school dormitory in central Kenya, while a further 70 children remain unaccounted for, authorities said Friday.
The cause of the fire was not immediately clear. ... In 2001, 58 schoolboys were killed in a dormitory fire at Kyanguli Secondary School outside Nairobi. In 2012, eight students were killed at a ...
The school was later rebuilt at the same location and operates today as St. John the Baptist School, which educates children from preschool through eighth grade. [6] A memorial statue to commemorate the fire, which depicts a statue of Jesus comforting two children, was erected in 2005. [1] The last survivor of the fire died in 2008, at the age ...