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Form one student killed in Tala Boys dormitory fire

A police officer with anxious parents assesses the damage caused by the fire on Komarock House dormitory in Tala High School in which a form one student died. [PHOTO: ERASTUS MULWA/STANDARD]

MACHAKOS COUNTY:  There was grief and shock after a form one student was killed in a fire that razed down a dormitory in Tala Boys High school in Machakos County on Monday night.

Six other students were admitted to Kangundo Level 4 hospital, where two are in critical condition and eight others were treated and discharged following the incident, which police suspect was an arson attack.

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