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At least 10 students at Utumishi Girls High School in Gilgil, Nakuru County, have died in a dormitory fire that broke out at about 2.00 am.
Rift Valley Regional Police Commander Samuel Ndanyi confirmed the incident, saying the cause of the fire had not yet been established.
Anxious parents and neighbours arrived at the school as early as 4am, but were denied access to the institution.
Parents are gathered at the school gate as authorities, including education officials and security officers, stream into the compound.
The dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county that was gutted by fire during the night, leaving at least ten students dead.
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