At least 16 students died in an overnight fire that started in the dormitories of a girls' boarding school, a Kenya government official said, in the latest such incident to rock the East African natio...

The fire broke out at the Utumishi Girls Academy Senior School in Gilgil, killing 16 people and wounding 79 others.

Education Minister Julius Ogamba said Thursday that 79 others were injured at the Utumishi Girls School, which has more than 800 students in the Gilgil area of central Kenya.