A review of CCTV footage helped investigators to piece together the sequence of events.

Survivors have pointed towards suspected arson by fellow students.

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…

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…

Police say preliminary probe points to arson.

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.

Sixteen children were killed and dozens injured in fire on Thursday

The fire, at the Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School in Gilgil in west-central Kenya, broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning and also injured 79 students.

NAIROBI — Kenyan police arrested eight female students on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed a dormitory at a boarding school, killing 16 children and...

The fire broke out at the Utumishi Girls Academy Senior School in Gilgil, killing 16 people and wounding 79 others.

It has also emerged that plans for a strike were hatched by students over a week ago.

The girls were arrested for planning and carrying out a suspected arson attack

Kenyan police arrest eight students on suspicion of arson after deadly girls’ school fire

Eight students were arrested for the alleged arson of a dormitory at a Kenyan girls' boarding school that killed 16 students and injured 79 others.

Police say eight students have been arrested in connection with the suspected arson attack in which 16 pupils died.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya have arrested eight female students on suspicion of arson, authorities said Friday, after a fire destroyed a dormitory at a boarding school,…