Authorities in Sembabule district have closed Sembabule Roman Catholic Primary School.
The directive followed a second fire outbreak that destroyed one of the School buildings two weeks after the initial accident that destroyed a dormitory accommodating 46 pupils.
The school was indefinitely closed on the orders of police and district authorities to allow comprehensive investigations into the rampant cause of fire at the education centre.
Sembabule District Police Commander Martin Tukahebwa says the repeated incident prompted them to close the school, to enable thorough investigations into the incident. He adds that the concurrent fires are a threat to the lives of the pupils.
“Police has advised parents to take their children home to allow the school enough time to replace and improve boarding section requirements,” he says.
The second incident at Sembabule RC primary school comes five days after another fire at Sembabule Parent’s Primary School. Both affected schools are located in Sembabule Town Council and are not too far apart.
On February 20, a dormitory at Najjanankumbi City Academy in Makindye Division, Kampala was burnt.
A day later, a girls’ dormitory at St. Jude Primary School, Nakasongola District caught fire, killing a Primary One pupil and injuring seven learners and their matron.
