17 children die in school fire
At least seventeen children have died in a tragic fire in the dormitory of a school in the Nyeri district, north of the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
The fire broke out in the dormitory of Hillside Endarasha Primary Academy around midnight. Sixteen children died on the spot, one child died after being seriously injured and taken to a hospital. It is not clear how old the victims are. Another thirteen children were reportedly taken to hospital with serious injuries. It is therefore feared that the death toll will continue to rise.
It is still unclear how the fire started.
(FVDV for Tagtik/Illustration picture: Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash)