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A fire at Utumishi Girls School in central Kenya has killed more than a dozen students while they were asleep. Search teams from the police and the Kenyan Red Cross are on-site, with some students receiving treatment for injuries at a local hospital.
Emergency services are actively searching for all students at Utumishi Girls School, which remains cordoned off. As of now, the cause of the fire has not been established, and many students are receiving treatment at a local hospital for injuries.
The Kenyan Red Cross has deployed teams to the Utumishi Girls School to assist in the response to the fire that has resulted in the deaths of more than a dozen students. As investigations continue into the cause, authorities have cordoned off the school, and police commander Masoud Mwinyi described the incident as “a sad and saddening situation.”
What remains unclear — The cause of the fire at Utumishi Girls School has not yet been established.
Fifteen students killed in fire at Utumishi Girls School in Kenya
A fire at a girls’ school in central Kenya has killed more than a dozen students as they slept.
The fire began at Utumishi Girls School, about 80 miles west of Nairobi, early this morning.
Police said search teams had been deployed to account for all students, and the Kenyan Red Cross said they’re on the ground.
The fire broke out early in the morning in the boarding school’s accommodation section, and the cause has not yet been established.
School fires are common in Kenyan boarding schools, with some caused by arson and others by electrical faults.
Police commander Masoud Mwinyi said: ‘It is a sad and saddening situation.’
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Students are receiving treatment at a local hospital
Mwinyi told local media that some students had been taken to hospital for injuries, and the school is cordoned off.
In 2023, a large fire at a school dormitory in Guyana killed 19 children and injured several others.
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