A dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru County, Kenya, has killed 16 students and left 79 hospitalised, reigniting concerns over recurring school fire tragedies in the country.

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

At least 16 students died in an overnight fire that started in the dormitories of a girls' boarding school, a government official said, in the latest such incident to rock the…

By SHARON NAKOLA in Nairobi, Kenya |

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…

At least 10 students at Utumishi Girls High School in Gilgil, Nakuru County, have died in a dormitory fire that broke out at about 2.00 am.

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

A devastating fire has struck Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru County, Kenya. The blaze broke out early Thursday morning. Local media reports suggest multiple girls may have…

ALBAWABA - At least 16 students were killed after a fire at a school in Kenya, local media confirmed Thursday,A dormitory fire occurred at Utumishi Girl

The death toll from Utumishi Girls Academy fire has risen to 15 following the tragic incident that occurred in the early hours of Thursday.

Tragedy in Kenya. At least 16 female students have died due to a fire that broke out in the early hours of today in a dormitory of the Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, central…

At least 16 students dead and dozens injured after a night-time fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Kenya’s Nakuru County, authorities and media report.

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

Death toll in Utumishi Girls inferno climbs to 16, seven other students admitted to hospital, Education CS Ogamba says cause of fire yet to be established.

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

The blaze broke out overnight in Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, about 120km (77 miles) west of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

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