Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAt least 15 students have died in a fire at Utumishi Girls School (KTN News Kenya/ YouTube)At least 15 students have died, and 74 others were injured in a fire at Utumishi Girls School, a boarding school in Nakuru County, central Kenya. The blaze erupted in a dormitory about 1am on Thursday, quickly spreading and engulfing the Meline Waithera Block, which housed 220 pupils, mostly aged 15-17. Police and firefighters contained the fire, but the cause has not yet been established, with investigations currently underway by government officials. Distraught parents have arrived at the cordoned-off school, with some witnessing students jumping from upper floors to escape the flames. The incident highlights a recurring issue of school fires in Kenya, prompting opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka to call for urgent government action to protect students in boarding schools. In fullAt least 15 pupils dead in fire at Kenya girls’ boarding schoolThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Investigation underway as 15 students killed in Kenya school fire
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAt least 15 students have died in a fire at Utumishi Girls School (KTN News Kenya/ YouTube)At least 15 students have died, and 74 others were injured in a fire at Utumishi Girls School, a boarding school in Nakuru County, central Kenya. The blaze erupted in a dormitory about 1am on Thursday, quickly spreading and engulfing the Meline Waithera Block, which housed 220 pupils, mostly aged 15-17. Police and firefighters contained the fire, but the cause has not yet been established, with investigations currently underway by government officials. Distraught parents have arrived at the cordoned-off school, with some witnessing students jumping from upper floors to escape the flames. The incident highlights a recurring issue of school fires in Kenya, prompting opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka to call for urgent government action to protect students in boarding schools. In fullAt least 15 pupils dead in fire at Kenya girls’ boarding schoolThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
