Police said an estimated 15 students have been killed at Utumishi Girls’ Academy Senior School in Kenya’s Nakuru county after a fire ripped through a dormitory
An estimated 15 students have been killed after a fire ripped through a dormitory at a boarding school.
Police said the incident has taken place at Utumishi Girls’ Academy Senior School in Kenya’s Nakuru county. It is unclear how many pupils have been injured.
Emergency rescue teams have been searching the dormitory where the fire started at about 1am local time, reportedly said Samuel Ndanyi, the regional police commander.
“It is a distressing and saddening situation,” county police official Masoud Mwinyi told distraught parents outside the school.
Firefighters and police officers had fanned out to control the blaze and evacuate other students, reported Capital FM said. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
A statement from the Kenya Police Service said: “Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat is at Utumishi Girls Senior School in Gilgil, Nakuru County, where police are leading rescue and emergency response efforts following a tragic dormitory fire in which a number of students have unfortunately lost their lives.
“Several other students were injured and are receiving treatment as the National Police Service, working alongside the Kenya Defence Forces, Ministry of Education, Interior, The County Government of Nakuru, the NGAO, The Kenya Redcross and other emergency teams, continues with search, rescue and support operations.
“We are working to account for all students and support affected families during this difficult time.”
In 2024, a fire killed 21 students at a primary boarding school in nearby Nyeri county.
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