Ten more dead in Kenyan school fire

Authorities in Kenya say 10 more pupils have died from their injuries following a school dormitory fire.

The death toll now stands at 68 and 28 pupils were injured in the blaze.

All of the victims were boys and police say they still suspect arson at the boarding school in Machakos.

A witness reported seeing a man pouring petrol near a dormitory door before the fire at Kyanguli Secondary School.

But the father of one survivor said his son saw some students carrying petrol into the dormitory.

It is also reported that many students died because the key to an emergency exit was lost two weeks ago but never replaced.

Eric Kimau, a 16-year-old, who lived through the tragedy said he woke up and saw a line of fire running from the main door across the middle of the dorm to the other side, the emergency door.