Firefighters had been battling a blaze at a women’ college in central Kenya, simply two days after an inferno killed 21 boys at one other college.
The most recent inferno, reported on Saturday night, came about at Isiolo Ladies Excessive Faculty, in Isiolo County in central Kenya.
“Round two to a few buildings are on fireplace”, Isiolo County communications director Hussein Salesa advised AFP information company.
Nationwide police spokeswoman Resila Onyango stated a hearth incident had been reported on the college at round 8pm (17:00 GMT).
“Officers from Isiolo Sub County rushed to the scene and the hearth has been contained with help by Kenya Defence Forces and Isiolo airport fireplace engines,” she stated in an announcement.
The Kenya Crimson Cross additionally confirmed the incident, saying {that a} fireplace “has been reported” and that response groups have been “activated”.
Kenya’s Star information outlet reported that Saturday’s inferno “triggered panic amongst mother and father and guardians whilst locals rushed to the rescue of the scholars and property”.
The college lies about 140km (90 miles) to the northeast of the Hillside Endarasha Academy, the place flames tore by way of a dormitory stuffed with sleeping boys on Thursday night time.
A hearth ripped by way of the dormitory of a boarding college, killing a minimum of 21 boys who had been sleeping and injuring 27 others.
Do college fires happen often in Kenya?
Sadly, sure, significantly fires in boarding colleges. In a number of circumstances, authorities have confirmed arson because the trigger and have normally discovered college students to be the culprits.
In 2016, Kenyan authorities documented 130 circumstances of college burnings associated to pupil unrest. At the very least 63 arson circumstances had been reported in 2018, in line with parliamentary data.
The main trigger of college fires is arson, in line with the findings of a examine by College of Nairobi researcher Isaac Muasya. Defective electrical home equipment reminiscent of electrical cookers and flammable substances reminiscent of cigarettes additionally pose a major danger, Muasya’s examine discovered.