At least 19 college students have been killed in a hearth at a secondary college dormitory in Guyana in South America, authorities have stated.

The nation's authorities has stated a number of different college students had been being handled for accidents after the fireplace within the southwestern border city of Mahdia.

At least six others had been flown 200 miles to the capital Georgetown for therapy.

The fireplace started shortly after midnight native time on the college (5am UK time) that serves principally indigenous youngsters aged 12 to 18, in line with nationwide safety adviser Gerald Gouveia.

Local newspaper Stabroek News reported that the fireplace broke out in a women' dormitory.

Mr Gouveia added it was too early to take a position what may need brought about the fireplace, including that heavy thunderstorms within the space posed a problem to these responding by air.

"It was a battle for us," he stated. "The pilots were very brave, very determined."

He added that the federal government and emergency responders "made a gigantic effort" to avoid wasting as many individuals as potential.

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Guyana President Irfaan Ali stated: "This is a horrific incident. It's tragic. It's painful."

He added that his authorities was mobilising all assets to look after the youngsters.

Mr Ali stated officers had been contacting mother and father and psychologists will assist these affected by the fireplace.

"I cannot imagine the pain right now of the parents," he stated. "This is a major disaster."

Opposition parliamentarian Natasha Singh-Lewis referred to as for an in-depth investigation.

"We need to understand how this most horrific and deadly incident occurred and take all necessary measures to prevent such a tragedy from happening again in the future," she stated.