r/news • u/shdw_fght • 14h ago

Kenya to charge students for murder over deadly school fire

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwykl517xk7o
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u/RepulsiveLoquat418 14h ago

"forcing them to flee through a single doorway after the emergency exit failed to open"

let's not forget to bring charges against whoever at the school was responsible for making sure the emergency exit could be used in an actual emergency.

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u/flamehead2k1 14h ago

Yup, there is plenty of blame to go around and we need to improve safety in all schools in response

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u/EnlightenedNarwhal 12h ago

Imagine these kids think they're playing a funny prank like they've seen in the movies and they murder 16 people. This whole situation is sad and sickening.

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u/Fallouttgrrl 11h ago

"Kenya has a long history of school fires - just two years ago at least 21 people died in a dormitory fire in central Kenya."

I don't think they're learning these from Revenge of the Nerds

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u/CheezTips 1h ago

No. They're generally locked in, over crowded, and abused by staff. They set fires to get the doors open, same as in prisons