Students lose property in dorm inferno


BY JOEY KIMEU

Property of unknown value was burned down by a fire that engulfed a dormitory at Kanja Secondary School in Embu East sub county on Wednesday evening.

The inferno started at around 8pm when the students were in class for preps and no one was injured.

 The cause of the inferno in the 100 student capacity dorm is yet to be established even though police are investigating.

Speaking in the school, a teacher who sought anonymity said the cause of fire had not yet been established but police officers are investigating.

A teacher who sought anonymity as he is not authorised to speak on behalf of the school said locals responded to screams from students and managed to contain the fire but it was too late to salvage the students’ properties.

Boxes, uniforms, bedding, beds and books were reduced to ashes and charred debris.

Parents who had visited the school yesterday morning to find out the status of their children demanded for an explanation on the scores of fire outbreaks in the school.

"We are not leaving this school until we establish the truth. This is the third time within three years that a dormitory is being razed in this school. We are tired of paying extra money to cater for the damages caused by fires," shouted a parent. 

Another parent, Esther Muthoni, said the students should not be sent at home, adding that they are not ready to cater for the damages.


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