Tonga: Fire destroys two rooms at Tonga Side School

Tonga: Fire destroys two rooms at Tonga Side School
Tonga/ abril de 2016/Matangi Tonga Online

Resumen: Dos aulas fueron arrasadas por un incendio la madrugada del  miércoles 20 de abril en el campus principal de Tonga Side School en Nuku’alofa. Una investigación realizada por la policía y los bomberos está en marcha para determinar la causa.

Two classrooms were razed by a fire early this morning, Wednesday 20 April at Tonga Side School main campus in Nuku’alofa. An investigation by police and fire services is underway to determine the cause.

The Acting Deputy Fire Commissioner Sinamoni Kauvaka said the fire was reported to them at around 1:45am by a phone call and a driver who stopped by the fire station.
He said there were no casualities but the esimated loss is more than $60,000 pa’anga.
When the firefighters arrived at the school a block of four classrooms was on fire. “Two classrooms were already engulfed and our firefighters could not save them but managed to save the remaining two and prevented the fire from further spreading to a neighbouring government flat, which was located just 5 metres away from this classroom block,” he said.
The Deputy Fire Commissioner said the origin of the fire seemed to have begun from the top or ceiling in one of the classrooms.
“At this stage we have nothing that would suggest anything suspicious but our investigation continues to determine the cause,” he said.
The two razed classrooms belonged to the students of Class 3-4.
Tonga Side School is a government school that teaches Class 1 to Form 2 levels.

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