A student from Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil has recounted a terrifying dormitory fire that left several learners dead, others injured and many traumatised after jumping from windows to escape.
Utumishi Girls Academy dormitory where a midnight fire left students dead and others injured in Gilgil. [Collins Oduor, Standard]
A student from Utumishi Girls Academy, Gilgil, Nakuru County, narrated the horror of a night inferno at the school's dormitory.
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