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Dormitory fire at Kenyan school kills at least 15 students

Parents face anxious wait for updates after blaze tears through Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county A fire that ripped through a dormitory at a girls’ school in Kenya overnight has killed at least 15 students, according to police, while dozens more were injured. Gilgil police station said at least 15 girls died at Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county, about 76 miles north-east of Nairobi, according to a police report seen by Reuters. Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Dormitory fire at Kenyan school kills at least 15 students, Parents face anxious wait for updates after blaze tears through Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county A fire that ripped through a dormitory at a girls’ school in Kenya overnight has killed at least 15 students, according to police, while dozens more were injured. Gilgil police station said at least 15 girls died at Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county, about 76 miles north-east of Nairobi, according to a police report seen by Reuters. Continue reading…

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