Learning was interrupted at Masara Mixed Secondary School in Suna West on Sunday evening, following a fire outbreak.
The fire which broke out at around 7.30 pm razed down a school dormitory, reports the Monday Standard.
Property approximated at about 2.5 million shillings was reportedly destroyed in the inferno whose cause is yet to be established.
Confirming the incident, area police boss King'ori Macharia noted that the police have embarked on a probe to establish the cause of the fire.
“At least 79 students were affected in the incident. Police are already on the ground doing the investigation to establish the cause of the fire,” he was quoted by the Standard.
School Principal Daniel Aloka said that the fire might have resulted from electrical problems, adding that the power was faulty before the incident.
He added that students were in their classrooms at the time and the facility deserted.
“During that time the students were in their classes and that dorm was locked, we were informed by one of the school guard who shouted fire,” he is also quoted.
45 of the affected students, he said, are to sit their final examinations later in the year and cannot, therefore, be sent home.
The teacher called upon well wishers to jump on board in acquiring beddings for the students, as they prepare for their examinations.