{"id":91553,"date":"2025-12-08T16:26:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/fire-incident-causes-major-damage-at-school"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:52:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:52:47","slug":"fire-incident-causes-major-damage-at-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/fire-incident-causes-major-damage-at-school","title":{"rendered":"Fire Incident Causes Major Damage at School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>A fire broke out at John Pickering Upper Basic and Senior Secondary School on Saturday, 6 December 2025, at around 7:20 p.m., causing extensive damage to key administrative offices.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The blaze primarily affected the offices of Vice Principal I and Vice Principal II, where important records, documents, and office assets were destroyed. The school confirmed that two large laser printers were among the equipment lost in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Musa Manjang, the school\u2019s Staff and Press Coordinator, described the extent of the damage, saying: \u201cThe offices of VP1 and VP2 suffered the disaster, in which most records and significant assets were burned to ashes, including two large laser printers.\u201d He added that the school is scheduled to begin examinations on Monday, 8 December 2025, and warned that the incident could disrupt the academic calendar. \u201cWithout adequate support, we may fall short of our calendar,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The school administration has issued an appeal for urgent assistance to help mitigate the impact of the fire and to restore essential facilities ahead of the upcoming examinations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. 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