All 25 students escaped unhurt as fire of unknown origin destroyed a pupils' dormitory at Kilimanjaro Mahadil Islamiyya Seminary Girls School in Moshi Municipality, Kilimanjaro Region, on...
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Janeth Joseph
Mwandishi
Mwananchi
Moshi. All 25 students escaped unhurt as fire of unknown origin destroyed a pupils' dormitory at Kilimanjaro Mahadil Islamiyya Seminary Girls School in Moshi Municipality, Kilimanjaro Region, on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
The fire happened at the Utumishi Girls School, which has more than 800 students, in the Gilgil area of central Kenya, Education…
The blaze reportedly started when a student set a mattress on fire inside the school's dormitory, with a further 79 students…
An unknown number of students were also injured at Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School in Gilgil in Nakuru County.
The fire, at the Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School in Gilgil in west-central Kenya, broke out in the early hours of Thursday…
A fire tore through a dormitory at a girls’ school in a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley overnight, killing 16 students, the…
Survivors have pointed towards suspected arson by fellow students.
