A fire breaks out at the Utumishi Girls’ Academy Senior School in Gilgil, in Kenya’s Rift Valley region, in the early hours of Thursday. Multiple reports say the blaze starts around just after midnight or about 1am and spreads through a dormitory where students are asleep. The government and police report that 16 students die, while 73 to 79 students are injured and taken to hospital, depending on the outlet’s figures. The France 24 report says the fire burns for more than two hours after starting. One outlet reports that the fire may have begun after a student sets a mattress on fire, though this is described as reported rather than confirmed in all coverage. Several sources also report that authorities arrest eight students in connection with a suspected arson attack. Kenya’s officials, including the education minister, provide updates on the incident and the number of casualties.
16 girls die in dormitory fire at Kenyan boarding school; 79 injured
A fire breaks out at the Utumishi Girls’ Academy Senior School in Gilgil, in Kenya’s Rift Valley region, in the early hours of Thursday. Multiple reports say the blaze starts around just after midnigh...
- A fire occurs at Utumishi Girls’ Academy Senior School in Gilgil, Kenya’s Rift Valley.
- The blaze starts in the dormitory in the early hours (around just after midnight/around 1am) and lasts more than two hours.
- Sixteen students die in the fire.
- Between 73 and 79 students are injured and taken to hospital, with most reports citing 79.
- Authorities arrest eight students over suspected arson related to the fire.
In a heart-wrenching ceremony in Gilgil, Kenya, the lives of 16 young girls lost in a tragic dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy were honored. As the community mourns, nine students face serious charges of arson, sparking a wider conversation about the pressing issues surrounding school safety.
4 months agoHundreds of mourners gathered in Kenya’s central town of Gilgil for a memorial service to honor the lives of 16 students who died in a school fire last month that police said was caused by arson
4 months agoThe fire broke out at the Utumishi Girls Academy Senior School in Gilgil, killing 16 people and wounding 79 others.
4 months agoThe fire, at the Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School in Gilgil in west-central Kenya, broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning and also injured 79 students.
4 months agoA fire tore through a dormitory at a girls' secondary school in a town in Kenya's Rift Valley overnight, killing 16 students, the government said on Thursday. The fire broke out just after midnight at the Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School in Gilgil in west-central Kenya and burned for more than two hours, Education Minister Julius Migos told reporters.
4 months agoSixteen pupils died in the fire that ripped through a dormitory while they were asleep.
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4 months agoThe fire happened at the Utumishi Girls School, which has more than 800 students, in the Gilgil area of central Kenya, Education Minister Julius Ogamba said, adding that 79 students were injured in the disaster.
4 months agoFlames have ripped through a dormitory at a girls' boarding school in central Kenya, killing at least 16 students and injuring scores of others.
4 months agoFlames have ripped through a dormitory at a girls' boarding school in central Kenya, killing at least 16 students and injuring scores of others.
4 months agoAt least 16 students were killed and dozens injured after a fire tore through the dormitory of a girls’ school in Kenya.
4 months agoThe blaze reportedly started when a student set a mattress on fire inside the school's dormitory, with a further 79 students taken to hospital with injuries.
4 months agoSixteen girls died and 79 hospitalised after fire hit Utumishi Girls Academy dormitory in Nakuru. President Ruto calls tragedy unimaginable.
4 months agoA fire at a girls’ dormitory in Kenya on Thursday killed 16 children and left 79 others hospitalized in one of the country’s latest deadly school blazes. The fire broke out shortl...
4 months agoThe government-owned secondary school is managed and sponsored by the Kenya Police Service
4 months agoThere have been many devastating school fires in Kenya, where boarding schools are common as a colonial legacy of missionaries and the British.
4 months agoA fire tore through a dormitory at a girls’ school in Kenya’s Rift Valley overnight, killing at least 16 students, the government said on May 28, 2026.
4 months agoThere have been many devastating school fires in Kenya, where boarding schools are common as a colonial legacy of missionaries and British rule.
4 months agoAt least 16 students died in an overnight fire at a boarding school for girls in central Kenya, the government's education minister said Thursday.
4 months agoTragedy strikes Utumishi Girls Academy in Kenya as a dormitory fire claims 16 lives and hospitalizes 73. Learn more about the devastating Kenya school fire Read More: https://punchng.com/fire-in-kenya-girls-school-dorm-kills-16/
4 months agoEducation minister says 16 killed, 79 injured at Utumishi Girls School in Gilgil, central Kenya.
4 months agoAt least 16 students died in an overnight fire that started in the dormitories of a girls’ boarding school in Kenya, a government official said, in the latest such incident to rock the East African nation. Education Minister Julius Ogamba said on Thursday that 79 others were injured at the Utumishi Girls School, which has more than 800 students in the Gilgil area of central Kenya. The cause has not yet been established. Ogamba said authorities would investigate whether the school’s fire safety...
4 months agoThe blaze broke out overnight in Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, about 120km (77 miles) west of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
4 months agoA government official in Kenya says 16 students died in an overnight fire that started in the dormitories of a girls’ boarding school
4 months agoA fire at a school for girls in central Kenya has caused at least 15 deaths and many injuries, with search teams working to account for everyone.
4 months agoParents face anxious wait for updates after blaze tears through Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru countyA fire that ripped through a dormitory at a girls’ school in Kenya overnight has killed at least 15 students, according to police, while dozens more were injured.Gilgil police station said at least 15 girls died at Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county, about 76 miles north-east of Nairobi, according to a police report seen by Reuters. Continue reading...
4 months agoThe fire broke out at around 1:00 am local time in Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru County, around 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of the capital Nairobi The post Fire in Kenya girls’ school dorm kills 16 appeared first on Vanguard News.
4 months agoLocal authorities said the fire broke out in a dormitory where 220 girls had been sleeping.
4 months agoA fire tore through a dormitory at a girls’ school in a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley overnight, killing at least 15 students, police said on Thursday. An unknown number of students were also injured at Utumishi Girls’ Academy Senior School in Gilgil in Nakuru County, the Gilgil Police Station said in a report seen […]
4 months agoThe final death toll is not yet known
4 months agoPolice say fire erupted at 1am in a dormitory of the boarding school
4 months agoPolice 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
4 months agoA fire at a girls' boarding school in Kenya has killed 16 students, the government has said.
4 months agoAt least 16 students were killed and 73 injured at a girls' boarding school in central Kenya, authorities said.
4 months agoAuthorities are trying to account for all the students at Utumishi Girls School in the Gilgil area.
4 months agoAt least 16 students were killed and 73 injured at a girls' boarding school in central Kenya, authorities said.
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