A mysterious fire gutted down dormitories of Samoei Boys
High School in Nandi county yesterday evening at around 8; 30 pm. The fire
broke out at the dormitory area but luckily enough no one was injured as the
students were in their evening preps. The Uasin-Gishu county fire brigade went all
the way to Nandi County to assist in extinguishing the fire but it was too late
and the damages were beyond salvage. All the students’ belongings were
completely burned without anything left. The fire incident has now razed three
dormitories in the institution within one week.
This is the second incident happening, the first one happened barely a week ago. The cause of the fire has not been established
as there are claims that there was an electric fault and some claim that it is
arson because the place has been cited for the construction of a university in
the institution. The students are now stranded without any help and pondering
what next, the fear of being burnt inside the dorms while asleep is crippling
their minds.
The lack of disaster preparedness plans in the
county has largely contributed to too many tragedies befalling the county
without the means of curbing them. The entire Nandi County doesn’t have a fire
engine or even an active fire station. The governor and the county leadership
should put in place measures to ensure such disasters are dealt with immediate
effect.
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| Fire razing down a dormetry in the recent incident. |
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| Aftermath of the fire. |
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| One of the beds and the beddings burnt. |
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