Kenya school fire kills at least 17 pupils | BBC News

At least seventeen pupils have died after a dormitory at a boarding school in central Kenya caught fire on Thursday night, the Ministry of Education has said.
There were fears the death toll could rise on Friday morning, with 14 other children taken to hospital with injuries.
More than 150 pupils were in the dormitory when it caught fire at around midnight local time. The school caters for children aged between five and 12.
The cause of the fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy, in Nyeri county, is not yet known.
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[@JackieDuncan-y7q]

Shocking poor children

[@user-wk5mt4ky5f]

@@JackieDuncan-y7q how do you know ai didn't make it up? have you found islam yet, irat says alan's the best, you want to be alan's slave

[@StonedUp1]

America is praying for Godspeed and comfort to all those affected by this tragic incident. May the deceased RIParadise 🌹🌸💐🌺🌷

[@conradaster3764]

So sad. So heartbreaking.

[@RichardKent-x3q]

It's crazy when you consider that city in Nairobi is nothing like it was 60 years ago probably 30 years ago stop coming here from Africa to Europe the world is to different for this and things like education things like that can be done on the internet

[@conradaster3764]

@@RichardKent-x3q 👆bot

[@user-wk5mt4ky5f]

no, you won't break the first layer of cortex, it's gated by the gatekeeper at the interface

[@conradaster3764]

Wtf is up with these bots man....

[@JanetJames-dw6xo]

So so sad, those poor children. Love and prayers to everyone affected by this tragedy.

[@agymugo3351]

Where are the 70 missing kids. Why are you not reporting about those 70 missing kids. That’s should be a priority. Were they kidnapped? We need answers. 2 days later all those kids missing cmon. Kenyan government should do better

[@soniayt5858]

poor children😢

[@user-wk5mt4ky5f]

you see the barrier is up and you can't get by it because you're not allowed

[@m_0863]

Painful. People keep your children safe, you do everything you can to keep THEIR children safe-anything else isn't a relationship or an AGREEMENT.

[@willimark1912]

isnt this more than heartbreaking😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@Teddydo1]

So sad 😞 pray for the children ...

[@hamdimohamadmohamad1385]

So sad and heartbreaking 😢 💔

[@kevinwanjau8344]

Prayers with those families ❤

[@sharonsmith1505]

The place is not high, they had windows, no one shackled how come they couldn’t get first glance of the smoke. Not adding up.

[@Lostsoulsaz]

No mention of the missing children then?? And why were those emergency doors locked from the outside?

[@AsareAnointing7020]

Oh my God hmmm so sorry 🌹😢

[@margerymwea8209]

Poor children. I feel for the parents

[@themorgansfamilykenya]

Truly sad event we keep the guardians and parents in prayers for strength in this difficult situation ❤❤❤

[@Wakopessssa]

We need financial support 😢😢

[@aldevaranmunoz5774]

I don't understand what happened whit the emergency plan. Pray for the children. 🙏

[@emilyobiri1716]

Corruption can't allow that to happen, schools go for months or years without inspections of safety measures.only God will give comfort to the families.

[@KatrinaMudumbi]

So sad

[@christtrockministeries5542]

So sad, God have mercy apon them Amen. I am so sorry.19 to 4 pm gmt.

[@elsamakomichi8894]

So sad💔😭

[@joanmueni5381]

what about the missing kids 70 of them

[@annienamapii3919]

😢😢😢ooh God have marcy on our children😢😢😢

[@josephnjogu9341]

It was not just an accident, children in Kenya live with at least 30% the concentration camp inmate mindset.The harsh school rules and brutal lashes despite of its being illegal by constitutional edict. Children have in the past burned schools, to at least escape the harsh reality of what is considered a modern Education system. Its not African to cane a child, it is not christian, it is not moral but it happens as if literally children are donkeys. Death is such a shameful state, but children are known to have committed suicide to imagine they will be in school after the holidays. Thanatos is a state of astute desolation-an unhappy loneliness- considered in the state of the human mind just before they die.

[@RosemayMutindi]

I beg to differ this were minors and were locked inside there dorm by someone and all the cover up something is not adding up how do you lose 70 kids in a rural set up no one or animals noticed or sensed strangers passing by and how do mattresses burn that way or solar panels

[@DenisMwangi]

Death toll rises to 21

[@boris8787]

😢😢😢 John 14:6 😢😢😢

[@zzk5666]

🙏

[@Isaackaharu]

Soo sad story about this

[@hourbee5535]

A lot of bad news coming from Africa recently

[@stephenmbatia804]

Especially in Kenya. Corruption is the main reason

[@sarahmacharia]

5/ Cultural Fatalism Culturally death is received as sensation, drama, rather than the tragedy it is. The fatalistic viewpoint of death therefore releases communities of the RESPONSIBILITY to ACT and STOP, future preventable deaths.

[@crispuskasanga8487]

@Honest Tom1892 why say is fake ?is true am in Kenya

[@melmcdonald1615]

I think he's saying that it wasn't an accident and that it was intentionally lit

[@franklasker5135]

He means it is not an accident

[@ReenNkatha81]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@JackieDuncan-y7q]

Why on earth does Kenya has wood structures and fire safety should be top priority with fire exits and fire alarm. What the hell is going on in Kenya 17 children burned to death someone needs to be accountable.

[@SherienElBehery]

😔😢

[@monicahwarimumucheru-hakan4356]

So sad sad ! 😢 😢😭😭😭our prayers ! Imvestigations will never come through with such a corrupted president who has corrupted the judiciary ! #ruto must go

[@emilyanyango9028]

Very true we don't have a government corporation lies only one thing she can say the truth is a names

[@JosephBowen-j5t]

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[@mesfintube2510]

😭

[@kiuk_kiks]

Do they lock the dormitories or they don’t even have fire exists constructed?

[@rithadonatus8110]

In many school??? Noo

[@kiuk_kiks]

@@rithadonatus8110 Kenyans are something else 😂

[@HonestTom1892]

A bit sus if you ask me.

[@raymondmainamugure204]

This is Arson. It was intentional.

[@mfh848]

DEFUND THE BBC DON'T PAY THE LICENCE IT'S A TAX

[@grimekid666]

how come in african disasters the death toll is always something like 17 or 40, but in uk disasters it's always like 1 or 2 people died. can we swap??

[@Rusty84CV]

Bit of an odd comment

[@carolinefashionista1549]

3rd world countries

[@YoungSheldon-oo8zz]

😂😂😂...

[@YoungSheldon-oo8zz]

Africans response to emergency is completely different from Europeans and Americans. Its just poor governance. Remember the Garrisa University attack? How the helicopter supposed to carry army soldiers was delayed?

[@markfrance2832]

So ?

[@aryanali6527]

Don’t let right wing ideology gets your head !!!

[@BejTjubu]

valueless 🤭🤭

[@grimekid666]

bro stfu you're not funny 😭

[@sidxjones2858]

👴🏻

[@WakinahNjue]

Is the brain you used to think about this comment the same brain you use to make serious life decisions?

[@Truthfulmen_women]

Wat is your problem ??? Do you mean the kids death , to you is value less ???

[@Truthfulmen_women]

​@@WakinahNjuewondering too.

[@gayatrisardana6076]

∆🔥🔥🦁👑

[@BejTjubu]

😂🤭🎉

[@Truthfulmen_women]

What are you celebrating ???? Are you celebrating deaths?

[@denkk4282]

Зеленский предложил закончить конфликт осенью Президент Украины Владимир Зеленский призвал закончить конфликт с Россией предстоящей осенью. Слова украинского политика во время встречи контактной группы в формате «Рамштайн» передает издание «РБК-Украина». Осеннее окончание конфликта между Россией и Украиной поможет восстановить «надежный международный порядок безопасности», заявил политик. Зеленский призвал западных партнеров совместно способствовать завершению конфликта. Президент Украины в ходе встречи призвал союзников Киева игнорировать красные линии России. p.s. осенью так осенью... его голова. он ее хозяин, когда решит тогда и снимет... не осенью так зимой... Зеленский в глыбе хрусталя! тоже вполне годный вариант... когда в Рамштаине перестанут употреблять наркотики на официальных мероприятиях? мне кажется вы заики так и не поняли что эти "красные линии" были Уголовным Правом. лично я придерживаюсь мнения что тех политиков которые считают нормой отстрел и захват в заложники гражданских, нужно отстреливать как бешенных собак и плевать где и какие посты они занимают...

[@denkk4282]

может в странах НАТО, после "правовой революции" это уже давно считается нормальным. но только в НАТО. у себя, на своей юрисдикции - сколько угодно. у нас - голову прочь. вместе с лоббистами которые рассказывают что это не разбой а прокси воины: бандит - это не бандит! ему бумажку дали! он теперь законный гражданин! воин! боец! юрист! дипломат! политик! правда повадки не изменились - но право слово когда на кону доля с мародерства и убииств, это не является проблемой! это ваше Право и вам по нему жить. нам такое право не нужно...

[@denkk4282]

дома можете! у себя! кошечку собачку хомячка, жену ребенка если убежать от дебилов не успеют - дома у себя можно. сами себе разрешили.

[@RichardKent-x3q]

I think it would be better for Africa if you let us Europeans come back doesn't seem you are ready to allow people from Africa to lead African nations today probably to soon isn't it. The whole world today has just become a good advert including Europe for bringing our empires back.

[@princevinmusic5864]

You want to enslave us?😅😢

[@user-wk5mt4ky5f]

you can't stop that cortex, you can't stop thst accent

[@sisireakoma1085]

Come back? You never left. Perhaps stop sponsoringand enabling puppet presidents so you can continue to exploit the people and their resources.

[@RichardKent-x3q]

@@princevinmusic5864 I think we set you lot free to much 😂😂😂😂😂 Europe with our own history and the past around the world doesn't need to be seen in such a bad way to day. We do this for a reason as Brits they do things all wrong here today it's not a history that needs burying or people living in the past to.

[@gynjones6566]

@ Richardkent. What a lot of rubbish you are saying. Haven't you Aliens done enough to our Mother Africa. It's time now for the African Leaders to stand by their African People and listen to what they want. You go back to the Caves.

[@user-wk5mt4ky5f]

Re you feeling austics? carry on internetting!