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Monday, 26 March, 2001, 14:34 GMT 15:34 UK
In pictures: Kenya school fire
Pictures following the tragic fire at a boarding school in Kenya in which almost 60 teenage boys burnt to death.

fire destruction
The fire blazed through the dormitory

dormitory
Many bodies were charred beyond recognition

burnt dormitory
Burglar bars on the windows prevented one route of escape

child in Nairobi
Almost 30 were wounded in Kenya's worst school fire for years

wounded child at Nairobi hospital
Six badly burnt children were taken to Nairobi's main hospital

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Relatives faced an anxious wait at the school for news

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26 Mar 01 | Africa
Children die in Kenya school fire
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