Kenya: Fire kills at least 15 at a girls' boarding school
Authorities are trying to account for all the students at Utumishi Girls School in the Gilgil area.
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Authorities are trying to account for all the students at Utumishi Girls School in the Gilgil area.
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Dozens of people were also injured in the fire, the cause of which is not yet known.
Parents face anxious wait for updates after blaze tears through Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county A fire that ripped through a dormitory at a girls’ school in Kenya overnight has killed at least 15 students, according to police, while dozens more were injured. Gilgil police station said at least 15 girls died at Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county, about 76 miles north-east of Nairobi, according to a police report seen by Reuters. Continue reading...
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