Pakistan, May 29 -- A devastating fire at a girls' boarding school in Kenya killed 16 students and injured dozens more after flames swept through a dormitory during the early hours of Thursday morning. The tragedy occurred at Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru County, around 120 kilometres north of Nairobi, raising fresh concerns about safety conditions in Kenyan boarding schools following several similar incidents in recent years.

According to officials, the fire broke out shortly before 1am local time while students were asleep inside the dormitory building. Education Minister Julius Migos Ogamba confirmed the deaths while emergency teams rushed injured students to nearby hospitals for treatment. Authorities stated that at least 79 stude...