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Fire kills 16 students at Kenyan girls’ boarding school

At least 16 students were killed and dozens injured after a fire tore through the dormitory of a girls’ school in Kenya. At least 16 students died in an overnight fire at a boarding school for girls in central Kenya, the government's education minister said Thursday.
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  • At least 16 students were killed and dozens injured after a fire tore through the dormitory of a girls’ school in Kenya. S1
  • At least 16 students died in an overnight fire at a boarding school for girls in central Kenya, the government's education minister said Thursday. S2
  • Parents 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... S3
  • It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze, which was the latest in a series of deadly fires at schools in the country in recent years. S4
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