Pupils who died in NW school blaze to be buried
Spokesman Elias Malindi said a memorial service to honour lives of the three learner would be held at the Laerskool Leeudoringstad on Friday.
They would be laid to rest at their respective homes on Saturday and Sunday.
Katlego Diseko, 16, would be buried at her home in Ikopeleg near Mahikeng, while Dinah Koli, 18, would be laid to rest at Extension 24, Jouberton in Klerksdorp. Both funerals are on Saturday.
Emily Oageng, 22, would be laid to rest in Campden, Kuruman, in the Northern Cape on Sunday.
The three died when a fire broke out at the girls hostel at the North West Secondary School for the Deaf in Leeudoringstad near Wolmaranstad on Monday.
Fifty four others were injured when they jumped from the first floor to the ground floor in a bid to escape the fire. They were treated for minor injuries and smoke inhalation.
They were all discharged from hospital on Monday night. - ANA
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