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Dormitory fire at Kenyan girls’ school kills at least 16 students
Parents face anxious wait for updates after blaze tears through Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county A fire has ripped through a dormitory at a girls’ school in Kenya’s Rift valley, killing at least 16 students. The fire broke out just ...
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Parents face anxious wait for updates after blaze tears through Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county A fire has ripped through a dormitory at a girls’ school in Kenya’s Rift valley, killing at least 16 students. The fire broke out just ...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Dormitory fire at Kenyan girls’ school kills at least 16 students, Parents face anxious wait for updates after blaze tears through Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county A fire has ripped through a dormitory at a girls’ school in Kenya’s Rift valley, killing at least 16 students. The fire broke out just after midnight at Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county, about 76 miles north-west of Nairobi, police said. Continue reading…
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