Fires at schools have been a cause of concern for education officials, with classrooms and dormitories often crowded and no firefighting equipment in place.
A dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Senior School in Nakuru, Kenya killed at least 16 students and injured 97 others, the latest in a pattern of deadly school blazes stretching back to 2001. Kenya's Association of Insurers warns that overcrowded dorms, blocked exits, and missing asset registers leave most schools either uninsurable or critically underinsured, turning each incident into a catastrophic unrecovered loss.
By
Kabui Mwangi
Correspondent
Nation Media Group
The death of at least 16 students after a fire ripped through a dormitory at the Utumishi Girls Senior School has renewed concern about fire safety in Kenyan schools, with insurers raising alarm over the prevalent risks.
Fire rips through dormitory at girl’s school in Kenya, killing at least 16 students
Fire rips through Kenya girls' school dormitory, killing at least 16
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A devastating dormitory fire at a Kenyan girls' school claims at least 16 lives, raising questions about safety protocols.
There have been many devastating school fires in Kenya, where boarding schools are common as a colonial legacy of missionaries…
The pattern of schools stained by smoke, panic and death is terrifying because the warning signs have always been but they carry…
A fire at a girls’ dormitory in Kenya on Thursday killed 16 children and left 79 others hospitalized in one of the country’s…
A fire at a girls' dormitory in Kenya on Thursday resulted in 16 children dead and 79 others hospitalized, marking one of the…
The fire happened at the Utumishi Girls School, which has more than 800 students, in the Gilgil area of central Kenya, Education…
