A fire in a girls' dormitory in Kenya on Thursday killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 in the latest deadly blaze to hit a school in the east African country. Children have been accused of deliberately starting school fires in Kenya in the past.

Eight students alleged to have been involved in a suspected arson attack at a Kenyan girls' school that killed 16 pupils have been arrested, police say.

In addition to the pupils who died on Thursday, 79 youngsters were injured, although most have already been discharged from hospital.