Fire outbreak at Mbaga Girls' High School in Siaya

A fire broke out at Mbaga Girls' High school on Friday evening in Siaya County burning a few beds and beddings in a dormitory before it was contained.

A similar fire incident occurred in the school on Thursday morning as two beds were burnt.

According to the school principal Mrs. Mary Lucy Abidha, the fire broke out while some of the students were taking supper and others were in the dormitory.

Mrs. Abidha said the students raised an alarm and the fire was contained immediately with the help of school staff.

“The incident is sad. On Thursday we had a small outbreak but we managed to control. We are doing investigations with the help of police to ensure we get the main cause of the two outbreaks,” she said.

Siaya OCPD Hansen Kaloki confirmed the incident and said that the major cause of the two fire outbreaks has not been established.

“All students are fine and are in class. Nobody has been confirmed dead; neither do we have injuries as reported in social media. Our officers will secure the school the entire night as we investigate,” noted the OCPD.

Alego Usonga MP Omondi Muluan argued that the two fire incidents indicate that some people want to burn down the school.

“Action must be taken after investigations to ensure that the people who want to burn down the school are arrested. We do not have any casualties as being reported in the social media,” added Muluan.