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Fire rips through dormitory at girl’s school in Kenya, killing at least 16 students

May 28, 2026 admin

A parent reacts at the Utumishi Girls’ Academy Senior School following an overnight fire a dormitory in Gilgil, Nakuru county, Kenya on May 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A fire ripped through a dormitory in a girls’ boarding school in central Kenya on Thursday (May 28, 2026), killing at least 16 students, a government…

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17 Children Die After Fire Rips Through Primary School Hostel In Kenya

September 6, 2024 admin

Police said the average age of the victims was around nine years old. (Representational) Nairobi: At least 17 children died after a fire ripped through their primary school dormitory overnight in central Kenya, police said Friday. The blaze in Nyeri county’s Hillside Endarasha Academy broke out at around midnight, police said, engulfing rooms where the…

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Kenya school fire: 17 students killed, 13 others seriously burned

September 6, 2024 admin

A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police said Friday (September 6, 2024). There are fears that the death toll may rise, police said. The cause of the fire Thursday night at Hillside Endarasha Primary in Nyeri county was being investigated, police spokesperson Resila Onyango said….

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