Fire burns down Roosevelt High School school hall
A fire has caused major damage to the school hall where matrics were writing their final exams.
The community of Roosevelt Park had their Thursday evening interrupted by a cloud of thick smoke, glowing flames and the sounds of sirens as a fire burned through the school hall at Roosevelt High School, Northcliff Melville Times reports.
Police, emergency services and security companies rushed to the scene where they discovered the blaze. The area was closed off and fire fighters managed to get the fire under control.
Fire-fighters on the scene of a fire at Roosevelt Park High School.
Fire-fighters on the scene of a fire at Roosevelt Park High School.
The school principal confirmed to Maher that tomorrow’s Matric exams would go ahead as scheduled, if not in the school hall, then in available classrooms.
This is a developing story. More information will follow as it becomes available.
Watch Northcliff Melville Times journalist Andile Dlodlo speak to Maher on the scene:
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