El incidente ocurrió antes de la una de la mañana y, según el ministro de Educación del país africano, se desconocen sus causas hasta el momento.

A fire at a girls' dormitory in Kenya on Thursday resulted in 16 children dead and 79 others hospitalized, marking one of the deadliest incidents at a school in the East African…

By SHARON NAKOLA in Nairobi, Kenya |

Local authorities said the fire broke out in a dormitory where 220 girls had been sleeping.

A government official in Kenya says 16 students died in an overnight fire that started in the dormitories of a girls’ boarding school.

El siniestro se originó en un dormitorio de la institución, que cuenta con más de 800 alumnas.

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At least 16 students were killed and 73 injured at a girls' boarding school in central Kenya, authorities said.

Al menos 16 estudiantes murieron este jueves en Kenia en el incendio del internado de la Academia Femenina Utumishi en Gilgil, en el condado de Nakuru (centro-oeste), confirm�…

Al menos 16 estudiantes han muerte en el incendio del internado de la Academia Femenina Utumishi en Gilgil, Kenia

A fire in a girls' school dormitory in Kenya on Thursday has left 16 dead and 73 hospitalised, a police source told AFP.

Parents face anxious wait for updates after blaze tears through Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county

Tragedy strikes Utumishi Girls Academy in Kenya as a dormitory fire claims 16 lives and hospitalizes 73. Learn more about the devastating Kenya school fire

El país ha sufrido una serie de accidentes mortales similares en los últimos años, donde muchas alumnas son matriculadasen este tipo de colegios

A overnight fire in the dormitories of a girls’ boarding school killed at least 16 students and injured 79 others.

Education minister says 16 killed, 79 injured at Utumishi Girls School in Gilgil, central Kenya.

At least 16 students were killed and 73 injured at a girls' boarding school in central Kenya

Las autoridades aún investigan las causas del fuego que se originó de madrugada en un internado femenino. Hay 79 heridos

Segundo a polícia, o incidente deixou ainda 73 pessoas feridas

Incêndio de causas ainda indeterminadas numa escola feminina de Gigil resultou em dezenas de feridos, dos quais 78 foram encaminhados para o hospital. Há alunas ainda…

El centro daba alojamiento a 220 estudiantes de educación secundaria.