Learners return to Victoria Nile primary school today, a week after the institution’s main hall and teachers’ houses caught fire.
The school main hall and two teachers’ houses caught fire last week, leaving eight people homeless. No one was injured as the fire broke out, during the day.
The police officer in charge of fire brigade in Jinja, Rodgers Turinawe, established that the fire was a result of poor electric wiring. Turinawe advised all school heads to employ professionals in wiring buildings to stop accidents.
Commenting on the accident, the Victoria Nile PS head teacher, Harriet Gandi, said classes would start today as the fire had not affected the classrooms.
“It is unfortunate that part of our school was burnt, but parents should bring back their children to school because the classrooms were not affected in any way,” Gandi said.
Victoria Nile PS is one of the oldest primary schools in Jinja and today houses over 2,256 pupils.
The principal education officer of Jinja municipal council, Jonathan Kamwana, cautioned all school administrators to buy fire extinguishers to prevent fires from spreading incase of any outbreak.
“All schools should access fire extinguishers that can help put off fires before they destroy properties in the school,” Kamwana said.
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