At least 17 pupils killed in Kenya school fire - police

At slightest 17 pupils person died aft a schoolhouse successful cardinal Kenya caught occurrence connected Thursday night, constabulary said.

There are fears that the decease toll could emergence arsenic much than a twelve others person been taken to infirmary with terrible burns.

The origin of the occurrence astatine Hillside Endarasha Primary successful Nyeri region is being investigated, constabulary spokesperson Resila Onyango told section media.

A squad of investigators has been deployed to the school, Ms Onyango added.

The Kenya Red Cross said it is providing psychosocial support services to the pupils, teachers and affected families, and has acceptable up a tracing table astatine the school.

• The terrors of Kenya’s schoolhouse occurrence epidemic

School fires are comparatively communal successful Kenyan boarding schools.

In 2017, 10 students died successful an arson onslaught astatine Moi Girls High School successful the superior Nairobi.

At slightest 67 students died successful Machakos County, south-east of Nairobi, successful the deadliest Kenyan schoolhouse arson that took spot much than 20 years ago.

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