A dormitory at Barkowino Secondary School after being destroyed by fire on May 19, 2017. PHOTO/nation.co.ke

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A student died after an inferno razed down a dormitory at Barkowino Secondary School in Bondo.

The fire started Friday night shortly after the students came back to their dormitories after evening studies.

According to Bondo OCPD Paul Kiarie, scores of other students escaped the fire but with minor injuries.

Kiarie said police are currently investigating the cause of the inferno.

The body of the student has been taken to the Bondo District Hospital Mortuary.