Kenya school fire leaves at least 17 pupils dead and more injured, police say

The cause of the fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri county is being investigated by police.

At least 17 pupils have died after a dormitory at a boarding school in central Kenya caught fire on Thursday night, police said.

The cause of the fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy, a primary school, in Nyeri county is not yet known. More than 150 pupils were in the dormitory when it caught fire at around 15:00 local time, police chief Pius Murugu said.

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