A school fire in central Kenya claimed the lives of 17 students. (Getty Images/mammuth)
A fire in a school in central Kenya has killed 17 students,
a police spokesperson said on Friday, following media reports that they had
been burnt beyond recognition.
More rescuers were on their way to the Hillside Endarasha
Academy in Nyeri, the spokeswoman, Resila Onyango, said in a broadcast on
Kenya’s Hot 96 FM radio, and authorities would provide details later.
“We have lost 17 pupils in the fire incident while 14
are injured …,” Onyango told Reuters by telephone. “Our team is at
the scene at the scene at the moment.”
The fire had burnt the students beyond recognition, Citizen
Television said earlier.
Nine students were killed in Sept 2017 in a fire at a school
in the capital, Nairobi.
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Publish date : 2024-09-06 07:50:07
