Fire breaks out at girls' school in Kenya, killing students and injuring many
A fire occurred in a dormitory at the Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School in Gilgil, west-central Kenya, in the early hours of Thursday. Sixteen students died, according to six sources, while two sources reported at least fifteen deaths. Seventy-nine students were injured, according to five sources, while one source reported seventy-three injuries. Eight students were arrested in connection with
A fire occurred in a dormitory at the Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School in Gilgil, west-central Kenya, in the early hours of Thursday. Sixteen students died, according to sources from China, India, Qatar, Turkey, and the West; two sources from Africa and the West reported at least fifteen deaths. Seventy-nine students were injured, according to sources from China, Qatar, Turkey, and the West; one source, DW, reported seventy-three injuries. Eight students were arrested in connection with the fire. The fire is suspected to be arson, according to sources from China, Qatar, and the West. According to The Hindu, the Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School is a government-owned secondary school managed and sponsored by the Kenya Police Service.
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