Machakos: Fire Erupts At Katoloni Secondary, Kenya Red Cross Deploys Responders

• Property of unknown value at Katoloni Secondary School was reduced to ashes on Saturday evening, September 14
• The cause of the fire was not immediately established, with the Kenya Red Cross deploying response teams
• The humanitarian agency's efforts were complemented by the Machakos county fire department

Kai Eli, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Fire has been reported at Katoloni Secondary School on Saturday evening, September 14.

Kenya Red Cross confirmed dispatching response teams to the scene.

The efforts to put out the fire were successfully complemented by the Machakos county emergency response teams.

The responders managed to contain the fire, albeit with the property being damaged and several students sustaining burns.

Red Cross camped at the scene to provide first aid.

"The fire has been contained, thanks to the joint efforts of Kenya Red Cross first responders and Machakos County firefighters. The Kenya Red Cross is also providing first aid on-site," said Kenya Red Cross in an update.

The severely injured students were rushed to Machakos Level 5 Hospital.

Katolo Secondary was the latest to experience an inferno days after Isiolo Boys High School.

Outbreak of school fires in Kenya

A fire was at the Isiolo school reported Tuesday evening, September 10.

Kenya Red Cross confirmed dispatching its responders to the scene.

Governor Abdi Guyo said there were no casualties as the county's emergency response team rushed to complement the efforts by the Kenya Red Cross to contain the fire.

The inferno occurred days after another one at Isiolo Girls High School.

It was on Saturday evening, September 7, when the fire erupted in a dormitory at the institution.

The Kenya Red Cross confirmed deploying its responders to the scene.

What police said over Isiolo Girls School fire

National Police Service spokesperson Resila Onyango said the fire was contained.

No injuries were reported, albeit property of unknown value was reduced to ashes.

Locals were the first responders, bolstered by the Isiolo county government emergency response and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers, who showed up with a fire engine.

Governor Guyo again called on the state investigators to probe the incident and establish the cause.