Nairobi: Several girls were feared dead in a school fire in Kenya, local media said Thursday.The fire broke out at around 1:00 am local in Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru County, local media said, but was only reported at around 3:30 am, according to the Kenyan Red Cross."First responders, ambulance crew and our support personnel are currently on the ground," a spokesperson for the Kenyan Red Cross told AFP, declining to give a toll.Frantic parents were being held outside the school buildings by authorities, according to local media.There have been many devastating school fires in Kenya, where boarding schools are common.A fire in 2024 killed 21 boys after flames engulfed a dormitory at the Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri county.