A fire in a girls' dormitory in Kenya on Thursday killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 in the latest deadly blaze to hit a school in the east African country. The fire broke out shortly before 1:00 am local time at Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru County, around 120 kilometers…

A suspected arson attack at a Kenyan girls’ boarding school has left 16 students dead and 79 injured, exposing alleged negligence, overcrowding and ignored warnings. Authorities have arrested eight students as investigators probe one of the country’s deadliest school tragedies in years.

Kenyan police have arrested eight female students on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed a dormitory at a boarding school.

A fire at a girls' dormitory in Kenya on Thursday resulted in 16 children dead and 79 others hospitalized, marking one of the deadliest incidents at a school in the East African nation.

Five Form Three students at Maranda High School face arson charges for a dormitory fire. The incident caused KSh 2.8 million in damages, raising safety concerns.

At least 16 students died in an overnight fire that started in the dormitories of a girls' boarding school, a government official said, in the latest such incident to rock the East African nation.