Police Probing Cause Of Fire At Kangemi High School

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 1-Detectives are investigating the cause of a fire that burnt down two dormitories at Kangemi High School in Nairobi.

The fire is said to have started from one of the affected dormitories before spreading to the second one in a row.

The cause of the fire is yet to be established but police suspect arson. No injuries were reported on the students and other school staff during the Tuesday night incident.

Experts are expected at the institution to assess the damage and conduct investigations.

This is the latest such incident to affect dozens of schools in the country in a worrying series.

Dozens of students have been arrested and charged with arson over the incidents that have affected more than 100 schools and destroyed property worth millions of shillings.