# At least 16 learners have died and over 70 have been injured when a fire broke out in a dormitory at the Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Kenya, in the early hours of this morning. The building was housing 220 learners. Police say search and rescue operations are continuing, with the death toll likely to increase. Police commander Masoud Mwinyi says the cause of the blaze is unknown at this stage. Fires are common in Kenyan boarding schools, with some caused by arson and others by electrical faults.
At least 16 students have died in a fire at a girls’ boarding school in central Kenya