Kenya school fire kills at least 10 students, Capital FM radio says

NAIROBI - A dormitory fire in Kenya's central region of Nakuru killed at least 10 students, radio station Capital FM said on Thursday, citing a senior police official.

Emergency rescue teams were searching the dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy where the fire started at about 1 a.m. (2200 GMT), the broadcaster said, citing Samuel Ndanyi, the regional police commander.

Firefighters and police officers had fanned out to battle the flames and evacuate other students, it added.

(Reporting by George Obulutsa and Vincent Mumo Nzilani; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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This story was originally published May 27, 2026 at 9:29 PM.