Three pupils burnt to death as fire razes dormitory at Labuywo Academy

Parents of Mwakichuchu Secondary School in Voi district, Taita-Taveta County assess damage caused by fire that razed down two dormitories at the school in June 2014. (Photo: File/Standard)

Tinderet, Kenya: Three pupils were early Saturday morning burnt to death after fire razed a dormitory at Labuywo Academy Mixed and Boarding Primary School in Tinderet, Nandi County.

The school’s headmaster Gabriel Korir said the fire broke out at around 2am Saturday, razing the dormitory that was housing male students.