By MWINGI TIMES CORRESPONDENT
Ithangathi Girls Secondary School dormitory was set on fire in a suspected arson incident on Wednesday. The school is located in Kitui South subcounty, Kitui County. Sombe Chief Dismas Kiita confirmed the incident saying the law should take its course to bring the perpetrators of the torching to book.
In a phone interview with the press, Mr Kiita said that the school was closed indefinitely and students sent home. He added that parents and guardians ought to talk to their children during the short break awaiting return to school.
"To my fellow parents, when your child reaches home, don't be silent to her. Don't tell them things that will be of no help to them. Speak to your daughter individually. Take that responsibility", said the chief.
On the scale of loss incurred, Sombe chief said one dormitory was extensively burned with the beds and roof having been completely destroyed. The students also lost their uniforms , and personal belongings since their boxes were destroyed during the inferno.
The local administrator appeared to blame the students for lighting the fire to burn their dorm. "This is not an electric fault or the devil's hand. This inferno was deliberately started by the students. This is a huge loss to the school and parents", he went on to explain.
A teacher in the academic institution said that around nine students were injured during the inferno as they ran jumping over the windows to save their lives as flames destroyed the dormitory. They were rushed to Sombe Subcounty hospital, treated and were discharged. The matron was also injured during the incident.
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