By Wasike Elvis
Two dormitories worth Sh5 million at Moi Girls High School in Eldoret have been destroyed by fire in a Thursday night incident.
Speaking to the press, Ainabkoi Police Commander, Leonard Muhanda Matete, said the cause of the fire was due to an electric fault.
“Yesterday at around 11pm at night I was called by the principal of Moi Girls, Madam Juliana Kirui, that that there was fire outbreak and that the school had tried to put it off in vain,” said the police commander.
Matete said that the two dormitories were destroyed completely.
“We called the fire brigade from the County Government of Uasin Gishu who helped us to put off the fire. It took them three hours to put off the fire,” Matete added.
“The cost of the damage is estimated at Sh5 million. We have also started thorough investigations to determine the real cause of the inferno and after investigations are over we will tell you what really happened,” he added,
He further assured parents that no student was injured during the fire incident.
“It is only the building that was destroyed and I want to urge parents to stay calm as there was no student injured and that they are in safe hands therefore no cause for alarm. The position of the school will be communicated later after the Board of Management meets,” he said.
Moi Girls High School Eldoret which is a National School is among the best performing schools in the region.
