{"id":7338,"date":"2024-09-06T11:39:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T11:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/06\/17-students-killed-in-kenya-elementary-school-fire-with-bodies-burnt-beyond-recognition\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T11:39:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T11:39:23","slug":"17-students-killed-in-kenya-elementary-school-fire-with-bodies-burnt-beyond-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/06\/17-students-killed-in-kenya-elementary-school-fire-with-bodies-burnt-beyond-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"17 students killed in Kenya elementary school fire with bodies \u2018burnt beyond recognition\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

At least 17 students have been killed and 14 injured following a fire in an elementary school dormitory in central Kenya. <\/p>\n

The inferno occurred late Thursday at the Hillside Endarasha Academy in Kieni, in the country\u2019s Nyeri county, Resila Onyango, a spokesperson for the Kenya National Police Service said. She added their bodies had been \u201cburnt beyond recognition.\u201d <\/p>\n

She was unable to confirm whether the fire was under control, saying those details would be established by teams on the ground. <\/p>\n

Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday offered his condolences. Describing the incident as \u201cdevastating news,\u201d Ruto said \u201cour thoughts are with the families of the children who have lost their lives in the fire tragedy at the Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri County,\u201d in a post on X. <\/p>\n

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\u201cI instruct relevant authorities to thoroughly investigate this horrific incident. Those responsible will be held to account,\u201d his post continued, adding his government was \u201cmobilizing all the necessary resources to support the affected families.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Kenya Red Cross also posted a statement Friday, saying it would provide \u201cpsychosocial support services to the pupils, teachers and affected families.\u201d <\/p>\n

The statement added that 11 children have so far been taken to hospital, with the area of the fire cordoned off by police. <\/p>\n

Kenya Red Cross, alongside a \u201cmulti-agency response team,\u201d is currently on the ground responding add has set up a tracing desk at the school, the statement continued. <\/p>\n

This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n

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