Saturday, September 7

18 people were killed after a major fire at a school in Kenya recently, and another 27 people have been hospitalized.

The incident occurred when fire erupted in the dormitory area, killing 18 children and injuring 27, while another 70 are still missing.

It occurred at the Hillside Endarasha Primary school in Nyeri County, Kenya, and the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. While officials don't know what started it, they do know that the building was made of wood, accelerating the spread of the fire. The school is a private boarding school with 824 students, and is located 125 miles north of the country's capital, Nairobi.

Many schools in Nairobi are too cramped and contain too many kids for one small area, leading to overcrowding, and eventually fires. This has happened many times before in boarding schools across Kenya, but it is unknown whether the Hillside school was in any violation of Kenyan school policies.

Recovery efforts have been tough due to the heavy rains in the region, leading to flooding that has hindered Kenya's response to the disaster. Kenyan President William Ruto promised to make sure the people responsible were held accountable, and was devastated by the fire.

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