At least 17 pupils killed after school caught fire in Kenya as cops fear death toll will rise with more than 12 injured

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AT LEAST 17 students have died after a horror fire broke out at a primary school in Kenya overnight.

Officials fear the death toll could rise as over a dozen other people have been rushed to hospital with severe burns.

Stock image of firefighters fighting a blaze

Police have launched an investigation into what sparked the blaze at the Hillside Endarasha Primary school in Nyeri county.

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