Summary:
- Preliminary investigations indicate that a charcoal flat iron left on a bed as students hurried to watch the Arsenal match may have been the cause of the fire outbreak.
RWAMPARA: Police in Rwampara District are currently investigating a fire outbreak that affected two boys’ dormitories, Peace and Rich, at Rwenyaga Secondary School in Rwenyaga cell, Ryamiyonga Parish, Mwizi Sub County, Rwampara District.
According to Samson Kasasira, the spokesperson for the Rwizi region Police, the incident occurred yesterday around 7:30 PM when most students were attending a football match between Arsenal and Aston Villa in the school’s main hall.
Kasasira explained that the fire originated in the Felix block, which houses the Peace dormitory accommodating 48 students and the Rich dormitory accommodating 32 rooms.
Fortunately, a senior six student, who was revising in a nearby classroom, quickly reported the incident to the teachers, who promptly disconnected the electricity.
He further mentioned that while the fire started in the Peace dormitory, efforts were made to rescue property from the Rich dormitory. Despite attempts to extinguish the fire with water and soil, all the property in the Peace Dormitory was destroyed, including the roof of the structure.
“Fortunately, no students were harmed during this incident,” Kasasira emphasized.
Preliminary investigations indicate that a charcoal flat iron left on a bed as students hurried to watch the Arsenal match may have been the cause of the fire outbreak.
