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Nyeri: The death toll from the Hillside Endarasha Academy fire has increased after another student succumbs to burns from the tragedy.
The number of students who had died was initially 17, but it has now risen to 18 due to the latest development.
According to a Citizen TV report, the number of injured has also increased to 27, up from the initially reported 14. The injured were taken to various hospitals for treatment.
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The report also notes that there may be additional fatalities, as bodies could still be trapped in the dormitory that housed 156 pupils.
While speaking to the press on Friday, September 5, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said the whereabouts of about 70 students are still unknown.
He also announced relief for 86 families who were able to locate their children after the tragic incident.
To ensure all students are accounted for, Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang asked parents to return the learners for accounting before taking them home.
In his plea to the parents, Interior CS Kithure Kindiki said the learners needed to be returned for logistics and counseling purposes.
The government also urged those who may have taken in students following the fire to also return them to the school.
This announcement came after it emerged that some of the parents and guardians took it upon themselves to pick up their children without checking with the authorities and responders at the tragedy scene.
However, the directive did not please the citizenry, who faulted the government for being supposedly inconsiderate of the parents' concerns.
They argued that the parents were right to take necessary precautions of their own volition, including evacuating their young ones from the scene, in light of what had happened.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, current affairs journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
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The police and rescue team the Hillside Endarasha Academy and relatives of fire victims mourn after a fire broke out at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri.
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Government gives update as death toll from Endarasha Hillside Academy