### [2026-05-28](/feed/2026/05/28/index.md)

##### Gilgil
# Sixteen students are killed and 79 others injured in a fire in a dormitory at the Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Kenya. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21kkxq81po)

### Changes:

1. At least sixteen students are killed and 79 others injured after a fire breaks out in a dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Kenya, with seven students admitted to hospital for further treatment.  _2026-05-28 11:38:52 (First version)_
1. Sixteen students are killed and 79 others injured in a fire in a dormitory at the Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Kenya.  _(Current version)_

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