According to police, a school in central Kenya caught fire on Thursday night, killing at least 17 students.
Since over a dozen more people have been admitted to the hospital with severe burns, there are worries that the number of fatalities may increase.
Authorities in Nyeri County are looking into what caused the incident at Hillside Endarasha Primary, a police spokesperson, Resila Onyango, informed local media.
According to Ms. Onyango, an investigative team has been sent to the school.
The Kenya Red Cross says that it has established a tracking station at the school and is offering psychosocial support services to the students, instructors, and their families.
Boarding schools in Kenya are comparatively prone to school fires.
Ten students perished in an arson attack at Moi in 2017 in the capital Nairobi.
The deadliest Kenyan school arson occurred more than 20 years ago in Machakos County, southeast of Nairobi, and claimed the lives of at least 67 kids.
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(BBC)
