India School Fire

Police officers inspect the burnt remains in a school building in Kumbakonam, about 215 miles southwest of Madras, India, July 16, 2004. The fire, which may have been caused by a short circuit that ignited a thatched roof, killed at least 84 children and injured more than 100 others, a local government official said.

Firefighters try to break the window panes of a school that caught fire in Kumbakonam, India, July 16, 2004.

Debris and charred remains are seen inside the Lord Krishna Middle School in the town of Kumbakonam, about 215 miles southwest of Madras, India, July 16, 2004, after a fire raged through the building.

A relative carries the body of a boy, a victim of a fire at the Lord Krishna Middle School, outside the Kumbakonam General Hospital mortuary in Kumbakonam, about 215 miles southwest of Madras, India, July 16, 2004.

A crowd gathers outside the Lord Krishna Middle School, tallest building in center, that caught fire in the town of Kumbakonam, southwest of Madras, India, July 16, 2004.

The damaged remains of a school classroom are seen in the town of Kumbakonam, India, July 16, 2004.

Police officers and residents look at the burned remains of a section of a school building in the town of Kumbakonam, about 215 miles southwest of Madras, India, July 16, 2004.