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Urgent: At least 17 schoolgirls killed in boarding-house fire in N. Thailand

Xinhua, May 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

A schoolgirl boarding-house in northern Thailand's Chiang Rai was burnt down late Sunday night, killing 17 girls, injuring five others while two girls were missing, a local newspaper quoted police as reporting on Monday. Endit