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Kenya

36 days ago

At least 16 students were killed and dozens injured after a fire tore through the dormitory of a girls’ school in Kenya.
There have been many devastating school fires in Kenya, where boarding schools are common as a colonial legacy of missionaries and British rule.
Education minister says 16 killed, 79 injured at Utumishi Girls School in Gilgil, central Kenya.

Parents face anxious wait for updates after blaze tears through Utumishi girls academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county

A fire that ripped through a dormitory at a girls’ school in Kenya overnight has killed …

The blaze broke out overnight in Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, about 120km (77 miles) west of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
Search-and-rescue operations are ongoing, with the number of casualties yet to be confirmed.
The Trump administration is drawing up plans to set up a facility in Kenya for Americans who may have been exposed to Ebola, the White House has confirmed.

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