Schools across the Kampala Metropolitan area have continued to experience incidents of fire outbreak, in some incidents leading to fatalities. The latest is a fire that broke out in Seeta at St Mary’s Junior School Seeta located in Mukono Municipality.
The fire started at 11:00 am at the girl’s dormitory and later spread across other rooms reducing property worth millions to ashes.
Asp Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Spokesperson, told our reporter Minah Nalule that the exact cause of the fire is yet to be established as investigations have already commenced. He adds that no child was injured in the incident because they were in class at the time, except for their property that vanished in the fire.
Owoyesigyire says Police Fire Prevention and Rescue Services arrived at the scene before the fast moving fire flames would raze down other structures within the school. He has asked schools to improvise fire detecting devices in their schools to avoid such incidents.
“The fire incident is under investigation with an aim of ascertaining the exact cause , schools are again reminded that fires are a challenge and should endeavour to put mechanisms in place to help detect fires as early as possible and also control them before they spread,” he said
On January, 15, New Crest Junior at Kibedi Day and Boarding Primary School in Kawempe Division Kampala City, lost four children after a viscous fire outbreak. The fire broke-out at 3:00 am today at the girls’ dormitory, roasting four female pupils beyond recognition and injuring three are seriously injured. The deceased aged between six and seven years have been identified as Tina Deng, 6, Nabawesigo Sheran 6, Nakawuki Hassania ,7, Nakalazi Juliana ,7.
Similarly, on January 15, 2022 a nine-year-old, Savio Mark Sserugga, a Primary Four pupil died, several other learners were injured and property burnt to ashes when a fire broke out at St John’s Primary School in Kyotera. Hassan Hiwumbire, the Kyotera District Police Commander, says the investigating team is still camping at the school, looking for clues to facilitate their inquest and arrest.
Last week in Wakiso district, St. Cecilia Primary School at Kikajjo zone, Masajja parish in Makindye-Ssabagabo caufgt fire on Sunday, while the other was recorded at Nanziga SDA Primary School in Maya on Monday. Both incidents affected the boys dormitories.
