Electrical short caused Liberia fire that killed 27 children

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia’s National Fire Service says “electrical shock” caused a fire that killed 27 children at a Quranic boarding school east of Monrovia two weeks ago.
Fire Service Director Alex Dixon said Tuesday an investigation also determined that a motorcycle full of gasoline was parked inside the school building when the fire broke out. He didn’t say if the gas tank exploded.
The fire gutted a dormitory and school building while students slept arou