{"id":45736,"date":"2023-03-04T17:12:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T17:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/how-185-girls-survived-dorm-fire-at-namutumba-govt-school"},"modified":"2023-03-04T17:25:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T17:25:54","slug":"how-185-girls-survived-dorm-fire-at-namutumba-govt-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/how-185-girls-survived-dorm-fire-at-namutumba-govt-school","title":{"rendered":"How 185 girls survived dorm fire at Namutumba govt school"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>At least 185 students survived a fire that razed a girls\u2019 dormitory at Bukonte Seed School in Namutumba District on Friday, authorities have said.<\/p>\n

Several students told Monitor <\/b>that they first noticed smoke before the fire spread across the building at around 11am.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were in the library watching the release of the 2022 UACE examinations when we saw smoke coming out of our dormitory,\u201d S2 student Loy Nakirya said.<\/p>\n

S3 student Betty Nairuba hailed God that most of the 185 students were in class at the time the fire broke out.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod is good because none of our fellow learners has been injured or burnt by fire. Unfortunately, we have lost our property including the P7 passlips,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the beddings, clothes and books have been destroyed by the fire. We do not know what will come next,\u201d Nairuba told Monitor<\/b> in the aftermath of the fire.<\/p>\n

Busoga East Police spokesperson Diana Nandaula said the fire was caused by a short circuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the time the fire rescue team arrived, nothing was there to save but only to control the fire. It is bad but the dormitory was also congested with double-decker beds,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n

Ms Nandaula expressed concern that the government school lacked fire safety equipment such as extinguishers.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, authorities at the school have suspended the students for at least one week.<\/p>\n

\u201cStarting next week, we are going to have only day scholars as we reconstruct the dormitory,\u201d Ms Ruth Isabirye, the chairperson of Bukonte Seed School\u2019s board of governors said on March 3.<\/p>\n

According to Ms Isabirye, a delay in arrival of the Police fire brigade team implied massive -yet preventable- damage.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had to use the Kampala fire brigade vehicle which arrived at around 2pm. The one in Jinja and Iganga broke down,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Namutumba District chairperson David Mukisa has asked for government support for swift reconstruction of the girls\u2019 dormitory.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy appeal and request also goes to my fellow politicians in the district to come out and support the school,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n

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