Police say they are yet to know the cause of the fire but are holding six students for grilling.
Kakamega County Police Commander Joseph Kigen said the students were being questioned as part of a probe into the fire that damaged a dormitory for 260 students.
Beds, mattresses, and personal effects were among the items destroyed.
The students sustained injuries in their hands and legs and were taken for medical attention.
The students’ property was destroyed in the incident.
In the same county on Sunday, a fire destroyed a section of a dormitory accommodating 90 students at St Peters Boys’ High School in Mumias.
A probe into both incidents is ongoing, police said.
