Students at the Bawku senior high technical school are counting their losses after fire gutted the girls dormitory block on Thursday May 4, destroying their personal belongings.
The cause of the fire is yet to be established
The fire incident, according to the headmaster, occurred at 11:06 pm Thursday, may 4, and completely destroyed the girls’ dormitory.
although there were no casualties every item in the dormitory was gutted
The fire was brought under control by the personnel of the national fire service, community members and the students.
Affected students would be accommodated in classroom and may have to be relocated to an uncompleted boy’s dormitory block
The school has however assured parents of the safety of their children after trooping to the school after the incident.
The police and the national fire service have begun investigations into the cause of the Thursday night incident.
By Peter Quao Adattor