केन्याको गिलगिलस्थित उतुमिसी गर्ल्स स्कूलको छात्रावासमा बिहीबार बिहान सबेरै आगलागी हुँदा कम्तीमा १६ जना विद्यार्थीको मृत्यु भएको छ भने ७४ जना घाइते भएका छन्। विद्यार्थीहरू सुतिरहेको अवस्थामा सल्किएको आगोका कारण ठूलो क्षति भएको र केन्या रेडक्रस तथा स्थानीय प्रहरीले उद्धार कार्य जारी राखेका छन्। अत्यधिक भिडभाड र कमजोर सुरक्षा मापदण्डका कारण केन्याका विद्यालयहरूमा यस्ता आगलागीका घटनाहरू पटक-पटक दोहोरिने गरेका छन्।
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Nepal News (English)NAIROBI: At least 16 students were killed in a fire at a boarding school in Gilgil, around 120 kilometers west of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. According to police and the Kenya Red Cross, the fire broke out at Utumishi Girls School in the early hours of Thursday while students were asleep. Authorities said search and […]
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A fire at a girls’ boarding school in Kenya’s Rift Valley killed 16 students and injured dozens, raising fresh safety concerns.
A fire broke out at a school in Gilgil, Kenya, killing 16 students and injuring 74. According to the Kenya Red Cross and police, the fire broke out early Thursday morning while students were sleeping in the hostel of Utumishi Girls School.Police said rescue and search operations were going on. The Kenya Red Cross said emergency teams were at the scene providing relief and assistance. Fires in schools in Kenya are very common due to overcrowding and poor safety being a main cause where sever
NAIROBI. At least 16 students have died in a fire at a school dormitory in the Gilgil area, about 120...
