By our reporter
Rwampara
Police in Rwampara District is investigating a fire outbreak that occurred at Rwenyaga Secondary School in the evening of 14/04/2024.
The incident affected two boys dormitories, Peace and Rich, located at Rwenyaga cell in Ryamiyonga Parish, Mwizi subcounty.
The fire is reported to have started at around 7pm when most of the students were away watching a football match between Arsenal and Aston Villa in the school’s main hall.
A senior six student who was reading books in a nearby classroom noticed the fire in the Felix block, which houses the two dormitories. The student promptly alerted teachers who managed to disconnect electricity and triwd to contain the fire.
While they were able to rescue property from the Rich dormitory, unfortunately, the Peace dormitory and its contents, including the roof, were destroyed by the fire but no students were harmed in the incident.
Preliminary investigations suggest that a charcoal flat iron left unattended on a bed may have been the cause of the fire outbreak. The authorities are continuing their inquiries to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.
SP Kasasira Samson the PRO RWIZI region, has issued a statement on the matter, reassuring the public that investigations are underway to determine the cause of the fire at Rwenyaga Secondary School.
