21 children are now known to have died in Kenya school fire

Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Officials say the number of children who were burned to death in a school dormitory in central Kenya has risen to 21. Government workers on Saturday began removing the bodies of the children as they tried to account for dozens of boys who are still missing. The Thursday night fire razed down a dormitory that was housing 156 boys aged between 10 and 14. Anxious parents who had been waiting all day for news about their children were allowed on Friday evening to see what remained of the dormitory. Some parents broke down as they left the scene. Police are still investigating the cause of the fire.