Isiolo Boys high school is said to be currently up in flames just three days after their sister school Isiolo Girls high school dormitory went up in smoke.
According to reports by the Kenya Red Cross, Isiolo boys went up in flames at around 7:30 PM and response teams have been dispatched to the institution in a bid to assess the situation.
In videos that have since gone viral, the fire is seen emanating from one of the dormitory at the institution with the cause of the fire yet to be established as more and more institutions continue to experience the same.
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It’s still not yet clear the extent of the damage or whether there were students at the dormitory at the time of the fire incident with also value of property destroyed yet to be established.
The incident at Isiolo boys comes three days after on Saturday, fire broke out at Isiolo Girls which is located near Isiolo Boys. Preliminary suggestions and hypothesis point to a possible arson in the fire incident.
This comes even as the country continues enters its third day of nationwide mourning after President Ruto directed flags be flown at half mast to honour the lives of victims who perished at Hillside Endarasha School in Nyeri County last week
The president has already ordered security agencies to speed up investigations into the cause of widespread fire incidents at schools across the country.
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“Compliance with government regulations on curbing fire accidents in learning institutions is not negotiable. This is the only insurance we have to effectively prevent the loss of life and limb in schools.”