Twelve students who died following an inferno on Saturday night at Idodi Secondary School in Iringa were buried in separate graves yesterday at the school grounds. The government sent specialists at the funeral to take samples for DNA to identify the deceased so that their names could be kept on the tombstones. The burial ceremony was led by the Minister for Education and Vocational Training, Professor Jumanne Maghembe and religious leaders who prayed for the deceaseds’ souls. Addressing the mourners, Prof Maghembe said that the government had assigned some doctors from Muhimbili National Hospital to go to Iringa and assist those of Iringa Regional Hospital in treating the 22 students who were injured during the incident(Daily News).
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