US EditionDormitory fire in Kenya kills 18 students, 27 injured, dozens missing
- A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 18 students, hospitalized 27, and left 70 missing, according to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
- President William Ruto declared three days of mourning and ordered an investigation into the incident.
- The cause of the fire at Hillside Endarasha Primary School in Nyeri County is under investigation, as reported by police spokesperson Resila Onyango.
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A fire raged in dormitories for more than 150 boys at a primary school in Kenya. Emergency services were only able to rescue many of the students dead. Shortly afterwards, a fire broke out in another school.
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ABS-CBN21 boys confirmed dead in Kenya school inferno
A total of 21 boys were confirmed dead on Saturday (Sep 7) after a blaze tore through a school dormitory in central Kenya, a tragedy that has raised questions about safety standards at educational establishments nationwide. And after night fell, another fire broke out at a girls' school also in the centre
Girls’ school on fire in Kenya, day after blaze at boys’ dormitory that killed 21
By Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — A high school for girls in Kenya is on fire, authorities in the country have reported, just one day after more than 20 people were killed by a blaze at an elementary school for boys. “Isiolo Girls on fire, several students reportedly trapped inside,” state-owned Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) wrote on X Saturday. Kenya Red Cross said on X that response teams had been activated after a fire reported at the Is…
Girls’ school on fire in Kenya, day after blaze at boys’ dormitory that killed 21 – KION546
By Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — A high school for girls in Kenya is on fire, authorities in the country have reported, just one day after more than 20 people were killed by a blaze at an elementary school for boys. “Isiolo Girls on fire, several students reportedly trapped inside,” state-owned Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) wrote on X Saturday. Kenya Red Cross said on X that response teams had been activated after a fire reported at the Is…
Kenyan police to launch DNA tests to identify victims of school dormitory fire. Kenyan police on Saturday stepped up their investigations into a school fire that claimed the lives of 17 boys, as the president announced three days of national mourning. Detectives said they are about to begin DNA tests to identify the remains of the children who died in the fire. Flames engulfed a dormitory at the primary school, where more than 150 boys were slee…
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