Situation At as Heavy Police Presence Witnessed as Red Cross Retrieves Bodies of Students Killed in Night Fire At Utumishi Girls

A dark cloud of grief hung over Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil on Thursday as Kenya Red Cross officials retrieved the bodies of 16 students who lost their lives in a devastating dormitory fire that shocked the nation.

The heartbreaking tragedy unfolded in the middle of the night after a fire broke out inside one of the school dormitories, trapping students as panic spread across the institution.

By morning, emotional scenes had engulfed the school compound as desperate parents streamed into the school hoping to reunite with their daughters.

However, for several families, the wait turned into unbearable agony after authorities confirmed that 16 students had died in the inferno while dozens of others sustained injuries. WATCH VIDEO HERE.

Heavy police presence surrounded the school throughout the day as investigators secured the scene and emergency teams worked to retrieve the bodies from the burnt dormitory.

Videos captured at the scene showed Kenya Red Cross personnel carefully moving bodies into waiting vehicles as devastated parents watched helplessly from a distance.