Mie Pandan (C) and her daughter Chitlada,10, (R) embrace another relative outside of the school dormitory where a fire broke out on Sunday night killing at least 17 girls on May 24, 2016 in Wiang Papao, Chiang Rai province, Thailand. The Pitakkiat Wittaya school was home to pupils from impoverished local hill tribes in the region, they were aged between 5 to 13. Based on reports, many of the 38 students were asleep when the fire swept through the elementary school in Chiang Rai Province and investigations are still being carried out to find the cause of the fire.
{"Image ImageDescription": "WIANG PAPAO,THAILAND - MAY 24: Mie Pandan (C) and her daughter Chitlada,10, (R) embrace another relative outside of the school dormitory where a fire broke out on Sunday night killing at least 17 girls on May 24, 2016 in Wiang Papao, Chiang Rai province, Thailand. The Pitakkiat Wittaya school was home to pupils from impoverished local hill tribes in the region, they were aged between 5 to 13. Based on reports, many of the 38 students were asleep when the fire swept through the elementary school in Chiang Rai Province and investigations are still being carried out to find the cause of the fire. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2016 Getty Images"}