Fire at Girls School in Kenya Kills Unknown Number of People, Police Say

At least 16 students killed in overnight fire at Kenyan boarding school

At least 16 students died in an overnight fire that started in the dormitories of a girls' boarding school, a government official said, in the latest such incident to rock the East African nation.

Official in Kenya says at least 16 students killed in an overnight fire at a girls' school

A fire tore through a dormitory at a girls' school in a town in Kenya's Rift Valley overnight, killing at least 15 students, police said on Thursday.

Dormitory fire at Kenyan school kills at least 15 students

Parents face anxious wait for updates after blaze tears through Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru countyA 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…

Fire at School Dormitory in Kenya Kills Several Students

It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze, which was the latest in a series of deadly fires at schools in the country in recent years.

At least 15 pupils dead in fire at Kenya girls’ boarding school

Police say fire erupted at 1am in a dormitory of the boarding school

Utumishi Girls Academy fire: Questions over safety as 16 pupils die in another Kenya blaze

Several parents were still waiting for news of their children roughly 12 hours after the fire.