A fire has damaged out at a women’ school in main Kenya simply 2 days after a boarding school inferno eliminated 21 youngboys at another school.
Published On 7 Sep 2024
Firefighters were fighting a blaze at a ladies’ school in main Kenya, simply 2 days after an inferno eliminated 21 youngboys at another school.
The newest inferno, reported on Saturday night, took location at Isiolo Girls High School, in Isiolo County in main Kenya.
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“Around 2 to 3 structures are on fire”, Isiolo County interactions director Hussein Salesa informed AFP news firm.
National authorities spokesperson Resila Onyango stated a fire occurrence hadactually been reported at the school at around 8pm (17: 00 GMT).
“Officers from Isiolo Sub County hurried to the scene and the fire hasactually been included with help by Kenya Defence Forces and Isiolo airport fire engines,” she stated in a declaration.
The Kenya Red Cross likewise verified the occurrence, stating that a fire “has been reported” and that reaction groups haveactually been “activated”.
Kenya’s Star news outlet reported that Saturday’s inferno “caused panic amongst momsanddads and guardians even as residents hurried to the rescue of the trainees and home”.
The school lies about 140km (90 miles) to the northeast of the Hillside Endarasha Academy, where flames tore through a dorm complete of sleeping kids on Thursday night.
A fire ripped through the dormroom of a boarding