Jinja district officials have closed down Lakeshore Academy in Kakira town council after a fire destroyed several classrooms, dormitories, and the kitchen, last week.
According to Alexander Kavuma, a teacher at the school, the fire started in the dormitories before spreading to other areas.
“The fire was reported by one of the pupils who had remained in the dormitory,” Kavuma revealed.
Consequently, a large amount of property including mattresses, suitcases, books, beds, and some buildings were destroyed in the inferno that took the police several hours to extinguish.
The school director, Moses Gabwire, blames the tragedy on arson but declined to name any suspects.
“We shall move on and continue excelling irrespective of this unfortunate incident,” Gabwire said, with the sadness etched on his face.
However, the officer in charge of Kakira police division, Sam Talemwa, said they were looking into the matter. For his part, the inspector of schools in Jinja district, Paul Baliraine cautioned all schools to acquire fire extinguishers to guard against excessive losses.