A fire breaks out at the Utumishi Girls Academy Senior School dormitory in Gilgil, in Kenya’s Rift Valley region, killing at least 16 students and injuring dozens, according to police and government officials. Multiple outlets report that the blaze starts in the early hours of Thursday, with some citing just after midnight and others mentioning around 1am. The fire burns for more than two hours, destroying or damaging parts of the dormitory where the students are asleep.

Reporting from several sources puts the death toll at 16, while one outlet cites 15. Injuries are consistently described as reaching around 79 students, with injured students taken to hospital. The school has more than 800 students, and the incident involves boarding school accommodation.

BBC News also reports that eight students are arrested in connection with a suspected arson attack, indicating police are investigating the cause. President William Ruto is cited by one outlet as calling the tragedy unimaginable, as officials continue to respond and investigate circumstances around how the fire began.