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Gilgil dorm fire
A Gilgil dormitory fire forces rescuers to search for missing Utumishi Girls students after at least 16 are killed
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At least 16 students were killed and dozens injured after an overnight dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls School in Gilgil, Kenya, as officials search for missing students and investigate whether fire-safety rules were followed.
- Frame 1A Gilgil dormitory fire forces rescuers to search for missing Utumishi Girls students after at least 16 are killed.
- Frame 2The blaze broke out around 1 a.m. and was reported more than two hours later at the girls boarding school.
- Frame 3Officials reported dozens injured on a campus with more than 800 students as parents waited outside the buildings.
- Frame 4Police say emergency crews and about 50 officers are searching nearby areas for students who fled the dormitory.
- Frame 5Education Minister Julius Ogamba says investigators will test whether the school followed its fire-safety manual.
- Frame 6Next pressure point: account for every student, identify the cause, and decide who failed the safety checks.
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- May 28, 5:47 AM EDT
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