Endarasha Academy Pupils Struggled To Run Away From Dormitory After Fire Erupted, Details Show

• The deceased learners at Hillside Endarasha Academy strived to run to safety after the tragic fire erupted, but all was in vain
• The first responders who spoke to the media said they found the bodies stacked on each other in the doorway
• Police said 16 pupils died at the scene, with the other two succumbing to burn injuries while in hospital

It has now emerged that the deceased boys at Hillside Endarasha Academy had strived to run for their lives after a fire broke out in their dormitory.

The bodies were found stacked in the doorway as the responders appeared to move the bodies from the dormitory to an open field.

Al Jazeera reported that the deceased, averagely aged 9, were burnt beyond recognition.

It emerged that the door out of the dormitory had been overcrowded by the students who strived to find their way to safety.

Fresh details also revealed that a faulty bulb might have caused the tragic fire.

How Endarasha Adacemy fire started

A survivor learner said the fire started after a bulb exploded and lit the mattress under it.

The bedding in the pinnacle of a double-decker bed was lit after the sparkles from the exploded bulb scattered on it.

One of the pupils ran out to fetch water to put out the fire but did not get it.

He came back and found the fire spreading, prompting him to call other pupils and the matron to help extinguish it, but it was too late.

The survivor and the others managed to escape using a door adjacent to another dormitory used by Grade 8 learners.

Meanwhile, President William Ruto has declared three days of mourning, with the Kenyan and the East African Community (EAC) flags expected to fly at half-mast at all public institutions, military bases, and Kenyan diplomatic missions worldwide

All about Hillside Endarasha Academy fire tragedy

• The National Police spokesperson Resila Onyango confirmed that the fire broke out in a dormitory within the school.
• In its statement later, the Ministry of Education confirmed that the ill-fated dormitory had housed 156 male learners.
• The police said 16 learners perished at the scene, with two others succumbing to the burn injuries while in hospital.
• President William Ruto ordered the Ministry of Interior to undertake a thorough probe to establish the cause of the fire