At Least 16 Students Die in Kenyan School Dormitory Fire

NAIROBI. At least 16 students have died in a fire at a school dormitory in the Gilgil area, about 120 kilometers west of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, local police said. 74 students were injured in the incident.

They are undergoing treatment at the hospital, officials said. This fire occurred early Thursday morning at Utumishi Girls' School in Gilgil. It is said that most of the students were asleep at the time of the incident.