The girls were arrested for planning and carrying out a suspected arson attack at Utumishi Girls School in central Kenya.

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

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…

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

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

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

At least 16 students died in an overnight fire at a boarding school for girls in central Kenya, the government's education minister said Thursday.

NAIROBI — Sixteen students have been killed in a fire at a boarding school for girls in central Kenya, according to police. Authorities were trying to...

A devastating dormitory fire at a Kenyan girls' school claims at least 16 lives, raising questions about safety protocols.

The blaze reportedly started when a student set a mattress on fire inside the school's dormitory, with a further 79 students taken to hospital with injuries.

(AP) — A fire ripped through a dormitory in a girls' boarding school in Kenya on Thursday, killing at least 16 students, a government official said. It's the latest such incident…

The fire happened at the Utumishi Girls School, which has more than 800 students, in the Gilgil area of central Kenya, Education Minister Julius Ogamba said, adding that 79…

A suspected arson attack at a Kenyan girls’ boarding school has left 16 students dead and 79 injured, exposing alleged negligence, overcrowding and ignored warnings. Authorities…

The fire broke out shortly before 1am local time at Utumishi Girls Academy.

Detectives arrest eight Utumishi Girls Academy students over suspected arson attack on a dormitory that left 16 dead, investigations continue.

Authorities in Kenya say eight female students have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed a dormitory at a boarding school, killing 16 children and injuring…

The girls were arrested for planning and carrying out a suspected arson attack at Utumishi Girls School in central Kenya.

Fires are common at Kenyan schools, with many set by students protesting harsh discipline and poor conditions.

Kenyan authorities have arrested eight students on suspicion of arson over a fire at a girls’ boarding school that killed 16 students, police said on Friday.

Eight students have been arrested in connection with a suspected arson attack at a Kenyan girls' school that killed 16 children. Investigations are ongoing

Kenyan police on Friday said eight students had been arrested over a suspected arson attack at a girls' school that killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 others.