Panic as Another School Dormitory Catches Fire in Nakuru
The incident comes days after a fire incident was witnessed in Utumishi Girls' Academy, in the same county, an incident that left 16 girls dead...
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A dormitory at St Joseph's Seminary School in Molo, Nakuru County, was destroyed by fire on Saturday evening. Students were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported.
- The incident involved the loss of properties worth millions of shillings.
- The fire occurred just three days after a deadly dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls' in Gilgil, also in Nakuru County, which claimed 16 students' lives.
- The cause of the fire at St Joseph's Seminary School is under investigation.
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Autopsy Reveals What Killed 16 Utumishi Girls Students - May 2026
Autopsy results confirmed that all 16 students who died in the dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls' Academy on May 28, 2026, succumbed to severe burns, contradicting earlier reports of suffocation. Detectives have positively identified seven students from the school involved in the devastating arson attack, while eight students have been detained as investigations continue. A dormitory at St Joseph's Seminary School in Molo, Nakuru County was also destroyed by fire on Saturday evening, with students safely evacuated and no injuries reported. Kenyan leaders are demanding an end to the practice of locking dormitories at night following the Utumishi tragedy, with calls for stronger parenting as school arson incidents raise alarm nationwide.
