At least 22 people have died in a fire at a banquet hall in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where a wedding was being celebrated, the Actualité portal reported.

According to the preliminary data, the blaze broke out in the hall with only one exit, triggering a stampede as guests tried to escape the fire. An investigation into the cause of the blaze is underway.

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