VIDEO: Cause of north high school fire probed
The roof at the affected building collapsed completely.
The cause of the fire which ravaged part of the Hoërskool Wonderboom was yet to be established, the Tshwane emergency services department said on Friday.
“The investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing,” the department’s deputy chief for fire and rescue operations Refiloe Phantshang said.
A block at the school was engulfed in flames on Thursday afternoon.
“The roof collapsed completely,” Phantshang said, adding the block where the fire occurred was used for hospitality studies and the storage of uniforms.
The blocks surrounding the one which was consumed by flames, however, were saved and no injuries were recorded.
He said three of fire stations were activated to extinguish the blaze.
“We received the call around 15:30 and managed to extinguish it by around 17:30,” Phantshang said.
The school has expressed appreciation for the calls it received and the concern showed by the community during the blaze.
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