Fresh details have revealed that a faulty bulb might have caused the tragic fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy. The tragedy has claimed at least 21 lives as of Saturday evening, September 7.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
A survivor learner said the fire started after a bulb exploded and lit the mattress under it.
The bedding in the pinnacle of a double-decker bed was lit after the sparkles from the exploded bulb scattered on it.
One of the pupils ran out to fetch water to put out the fire but did not get it.
He came back and found the fire spreading, prompting him to call other pupils and the matron to help extinguish it, but it was too late.
“One of the children was sleeping at the top when a bulb that was facing him exploded, and the sparkles lit his bedding. The pupil went to look for water but did not get it.
He returned and found the fire spreading. He woke up about three others to help him but it was already out of hand. They then went for the matron who came and found the fire had gutted the entire dormitory,” the pupi said as narrated by his parent.
The survivor and the others managed to escape using a door adjacent to another dormitory used by Grade 8 learners….CLICK HERE FOR MORE ARTICLE>>>
