Dozens were also injured after flames swept through a school dormitory, the authorities have said At least 16 schoolgirls have been killed and dozens injured after a fire tore through a dormitory at a boarding school in Kenya, the authorities have said. The blaze broke out shortly after midnight on Thursday at Utumishi Girls’ Academy Senior School in the town of Gilgil, Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen confirmed. The fire started at around 12:45 AM in a second-floor dormitory housing students at the school, which has an enrollment of more than 800 girls. Seventy-nine students were injured in the incident and taken to hospital. Most have since been discharged, while seven remain hospitalized in stable condition, Murkomen said. Emergency crews, including county security teams and firefighters, managed to bring the blaze under control by about 3:00 AM. Eight students have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the fire.…