Pupils at Bupadhengo Primary School in Kamuli district are in tears after a fired razed down the Primary One boys' dormitory on Wednesday night completely destroying all their properties.
The pupils lost beddings, books and other useful items in the fire that also left seven pupils in shock. The children have since recovered.
According to Hamid Nsubuga one of the teachers at the school, the fire began at around 7:30pm when all pupils had gone for night preps.
A huge flame suspected to have resulted from a short circuit was sighted in one of the dormitories, but due to the high flammable levels of the mattresses, it spread quickly to the surrounding buildings.
Another teacher identified as Sandra Mpangi says they have conducted a rollcall and fortunately, all pupils have been registered after confirming their presence at the school.
Mpangi noted that an emergency meeting aimed at forging the way forward after the fire outbreak will be held between teachers, parents, and district leaders today, Thursday.
In a related development,
The police fire brigade unit was able to contain a fire that broke out at Buluba day and boarding primary school, located in Baitambogwe sub county, in Mayuge district, and nearly gutted the boys' dormitory.
According to Bashir Siriba the Mayuge district police commander, they have launched inquiries aimed at ascertaining the cause of the fire.
