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Death toll from Kenya school dorm fire rises to 21: govt

September 07, 2024 / 8:57 PM
Crime scene investigators walk through the Nyeri county's Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri county
Sharjah 24 – AFP: The death toll from a devastating blaze at a primary school dormitory in a semi-rural area of central Kenya has risen to 21 children, the government said on Saturday.
"The investigations have been concluded around the fatalities that have been confirmed here and we are sad to report that 19 bodies have been recovered from this scene," government spokesman Isaac Mwaura told reporters, adding that two others had died in hospital.

September 07, 2024 / 8:57 PM

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