Mirithu Girls Secondary School in Kiambu County has been closed indefinitely after a dormitory fire destroyed property.
The school dormitory was destroyed in a fire that broke out on Wednesday night, April 29, leaving students counting losses after their personal belongings were reduced to ashes.
Further reports show that the fire broke out while students were attending evening prep.
Mirithu Girls High School Closed Indefinitely After Fire Incident
Mirithu School administrators confirmed that all students, teachers, and support staff were safely accounted for after the incident, with no injuries reported.
Preliminary reports indicate an electrical malfunction as the cause of the fire, though authorities are expected to conduct a full assessment to determine the exact source of the blaze.
The inferno razed down one of the dormitories in the school, destroying several personal effects of students who had just returned to school for the second term.
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By the time emergency efforts brought the situation under control, the dormitory had been extensively damaged, with bedding, clothing, books, and other personal items completely destroyed.
Photos and videos of the incident seen by The Kenya Times showed the dormitory engulfed in a huge blaze, with thick smoke billowing into the sky.
Firefighters from Kiambu County were deployed to the school and managed to extinguish the inferno.
Part of the reason the fire spread quickly was the fact that the dormitory was predominantly made of timber, which is highly flammable under such circumstances.
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Meanwhile, Kenya Red Cross has reported that a fire has broken out at Dr. Aggrey High School in Taita Taveta County on Thursday with the cause of the incident yet to be established.
In a statement on April 30, the Kenya Red Cross said its Taita Taveta branch team is on the ground working alongside community members and students to help contain the situation and support emergency response efforts.
The incident comes months after Matungulu Boys Secondary School was closed indefinitely following a devastating fire that destroyed four dormitories,
The blaze, which occurred on January 26 around 10:00 PM, injured at least 15 students and left more than 300 learners without belongings, including beds, bedding, textbooks, and school uniforms.
Four students were arrested after their names surfaced during preliminary investigations into the incident.
Following the incident, school authorities announced the indefinite closure of the institution and instructed all students to return home.
Two months later, a fire severely damaged a girls’ dormitory in Mumbuni Girls Secondary School in Machakos County. The blaze started around 6:30 p.m. on the second floor of a two-story building.
Rapid response from Machakos County firefighters prevented further spread.
