What the records say
- When
- 11 Mar 2002
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 21.42° N, 39.82° E
- Description
- incident in Saudi Arabia
- Deaths
- 15
2002 Mecca girls' school fire
Incident in Saudi Arabia
A fire on 11 March 2002 at a girls' school in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, killed fifteen people, all young girls. Complaints were made that Saudi Arabia's "religious police", specifically the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, had prevented schoolgirls from leaving the burning building and hindered emergency services personnel because the students were not wearing modest clothing.
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