Kenya school fires: Children injured in Isiolo Girls High School blaze

Three children are injured days after 21 children died in a fire at another Kenyan school.

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It comes after the deaths of at least 21 children in a fire at a boarding school in Nyeri, also in central Kenya, at around 23:00 local time (20:00 GMT) on Thursday.

A Kenyan police spokesperson said the blaze destroyed dormitories at Isiolo Girls High School, before being contained.

The cause of the blaze is unknown, but there have been numerous fires in boarding schools in Kenya in recent years, prompting national concern about safety standards.

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