Fire at Kenyan girls’ school kills 16

At least 16 students died in an overnight fire at Utumishi Girls School in Gilgil, central Kenya. Education Minister Julius Ogamba reported that 79 other students were injured in the dormitory blaze.

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At least 16 students died in an overnight fire at Utumishi Girls School in Gilgil, central Kenya. Education Minister Julius Ogamba reported that 79 other students were injured in the dormitory blaze. The school has over 800 students. The cause of the fire is currently unknown, and authorities will investigate adherence to the school's fire safety manual. Police are leading rescue and emergency response efforts at the school, located approximately 120 kilometers from Nairobi.

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Authorities will investigate whether the school’s fire safety manual was adhered to.

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The cause of the fire has not yet been established.

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The Utumishi Girls School has more than 800 students.

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79 other students were injured in the fire at Utumishi Girls School.

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At least 16 students died in an overnight fire at a girls' boarding school in Kenya.

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At least 16 students died in an overnight fire that started in the dormitories of a girls’ boarding school in Kenya, a government official said, in the latest such incident to rock the East African nation.Education Minister Julius Ogamba said on Thursday that 79 others were injured at the Utumishi Girls School, which has more than 800 students in the Gilgil area of central Kenya.The cause has not yet been established. Ogamba said authorities would investigate whether the school’s fire safety manual had been adhered to.A man stands next to a fire engine at the Utumishi Girls’ Academy Senior School in Kenya on Thursday after an overnight fire. Photo: ReutersPolice said they were leading the rescue and emergency response efforts at the school, which is located about 120km (75 miles) from the capital, Nairobi.

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