NTUNGAMO – Ntungamo police is investigating circumstances sorrounding the fire that gutted the boys dormitory at Rubaare Secondary School in Rubaare Town Council, Ntungamo district.
Shock engulfed students, teachers, parents due to dormitory fire that reduced the dormitory and all confined properties worth millions of money and some fees money for the students.
The properties that were reduced by the fire included, blankets, mattresses, books, all Senior three pass slips, cases, basins, beds, clothes among others.
According to hostels patron Mr Pidson Muhimbise, the Washington dormitory accommodates over 120 students half of S.1, S.2, S.6, S.5 and all Senior three students. He added the fire gutted the dormitory at around 7:45 PM in the evening of Friday 15th November 2024, when students were attending prep lessons.
The school headteacher Ms Mpeirwe Monic Atukunda acknowledged the incident and they suspect that lightening thunder that struck the building since it was raining could have caused the electricity short circuit that resulted the fire.
She said that by the time, police fire brigade to come to their rescue all the students belongs were turned into ashes but no life lost in the fire or injured.
Ms Mpeirwe, appeal to the Ministry of Education and Sports, ministry of disaster and preparedness, NGOs and all well wishers to come to their rescue since all students belongings were burnt.
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Sorry, it’s too bad