50 Ofafa Jericho students in hospital following night fire

Ofafa Jericho High School

Ofafa Jericho High School in Nairobi.

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Fifty students of Ofafa Jericho High School in Nairobi have been hospitalised following a fire incident.

Photo credit: Robert Gichira | Nation Media Group

A report from Jogoo Police Station has confirmed that there were injuries or fatalities from the incident that happened on Monday night.

According to the police, the students in question inhaled carbon monoxide while trying to salvage their property after one of the dormitories in the school caught fire.

Ofafa Jericho students hospitalised following fire incident
Photo credit: Robert Gichira | Nation Media Group
Photo credit: Robert Gichira | Nation Media Group
Photo credit: Robert Gichira | Nation Media Group