Public health officers want urgent school safety inspections nationwide after the Utumishi Girls fire killed 16 students and injured 74.

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

A fire at a school for girls in central Kenya has caused an unknown number of deaths

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

Authorities are trying to account for all the students at Utumishi Girls School in the Gilgil area.

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…

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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.

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

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

Dozens more injured in overnight blaze

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 fire in a girls' hostel in Kenya killed 16 and hospitalised 79 in the latest deadly blaze to hit a school in the east African country.

(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 dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy has sparked an outpouring of grief.

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

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…