Written By Mary Mumbua 📝
Police officers launched investigations into a fire at Moi Girls High School Eldoret on Thursday night that destroyed the property of unknown value, destroying three laboratories and a chemicals store.
The fire, which began at 11 p.m, left no one injured.
Preliminary investigations believe was caused by a gas leak or an electrical problem.
The physics and home science labs, as well as a store where some chemicals were stored were reduced to ashes in the inferno.
Firefighters from the Uasin Gishu county administration put out the fire after securing the blazing block.
The labs that were damaged are on the upper level of the structure, which was partially destroyed in the fire. The laboratory and offices on the ground floor were unaffected.
Panicky parents within Eldoret and its environs rushed to the school to confirm the safety of their children upon learning about the fire.
Ainabkoi sub-county assistant commissioner Charles Laboso assured members of the public that no one was hurt during the night incident.
“We are assuring parents that all students are 100 percent safe. We will be addressing the school community on Friday morning,” said Mr. Laboso.
“There is no cause of alarm as nobody was hurt in the incident,” he said.
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