Two fires broke out at Umsebe Primary School in Wesselton on 20 and 22 May.

According to Mr Micah Mazimbela, principal of Umsebe Primary School, there were two fire incidents that occurred at the school.

The school’s library was allegedly deliberately set on fire on 20 May.

The whole library burned to the ground.

“I received a phone call from the admin clerk around 8.20pm telling me the school library was burning.

“We placed calls to the Msukaligwa Fire and Rescue services,” Mr Mazimbela said.

He drove from Chrissiesmeer and upon his arrival found fire fighters busy extinguishing the fire.

“Unfortunately, by that time everything was completely incinerated.

The damage to the appliances was estimated at R 250 000.

Damage to the building was estimated to be about R150 000,” he said.

Also read about the second fire that was also allegedly started at the school in the Highvelder newspaper.