Grief has engulfed a village in Ikolomani Constituency, Kakamega County, after three primary school pupils died in a house fire.
Confirming the incident, Ikolomani Deputy County Commissioner Geoffrey Mayama says the home of the minors caught fire while they were asleep at around 1 am Thursday, February 29.
Unfortunately, the children died upon arrival at the Kakamega County Referral Hospital.
Their mother, who also sustained serious burn injuries, is recuperating at the hospital’s ICU wing.
The fire is believed to have been caused by a candle which flared up.
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Among the victims, two were in the seventh grade while one was a third grade learner.
The bodies of the victims have since been moved to Kakamega Mortuary, pending post-mortem.
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