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Tragedy in Kenya: Fifteen students dead in girls' boarding school fire
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Tragedy in Kenya: Fifteen students dead in girls' boarding school fire

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A fire at a girls' dormitory in Kenya's Nakuru region killed 15 students.
  • Several other students were injured, and rescue operations are ongoing.
  • The cause of the fire, which occurred around 1 a.m. local time, remains unknown.

A tragic fire at a girls' dormitory in Kenya's central Nakuru region has claimed the lives of 15 students, according to police. Several other students sustained injuries, though the exact number has not yet been confirmed. The fire has since been brought under control.

Rescue teams are continuing their search through the rubble of the Utumishi Girls Academy dormitory, where the blaze erupted around 1 a.m. local time. This information was reported by Capital FM, citing the region's police chief, Samuel Ndanyi. Fire and police forces were immediately mobilized to extinguish the fire and evacuate students from the building, according to Capital FM. The cause of the incident remains unknown at this time.

This incident echoes a similar tragedy in 2024, when a fire at a primary school dormitory in the neighboring Nyeri county resulted in the deaths of 21 students. That event raised significant concerns about safety standards in the country's school facilities.

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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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