Student suspected of starting deadly fire in Guyana school dorm over confiscated phone.

A deadly fire at a school dormitory in Guyana that killed 19 people, mostly female students, was reportedly started by a pupil who was angry her mobile phone had been confiscated. The teenage suspect is currently in hospital with burns and has reportedly admitted to the arson. The fire was started in the bathroom area and eventually tore through the whole building, which was partially made of wood and was housing 57 pupils at the time. Survivors of the incident in the central town of Mahdia spoke of being woken up in the middle of the night by screams.