HARIPUR – A massive fire erupted at Girls High School in Haripur after a short-circuit on Monday.
The sources said that, more than 1,000 female students were inside the Government Girls’ High Secondary School Sirikot when the fire started. Within seconds, the fire engulfed the whole building.
The furniture and other equipment in the school along with office papers were also reduced to ashes by the fire.
Fire trucks were sought from TMA and Ghazi areas as firefighters along the local residents began putting off the blaze, the official said, adding that fire brigade vehicles faced trouble reaching the incident’s site because of mountainous terrain.
As per the rescue department, no loss of life happened. It said about half of the school building was constructed with wood.
Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry confirmed that the school building caught fire because of a short-circuit.
Chief Secretary KP said that further investigation into the unfortunate happening was underway, adding that the affected school would soon be made functional.
KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has also taken notice of the fire incident.
The rescue officials timely took action and evacuated the students, he said.
The chief minister said the education department and district administration would submit report regarding the fire accident, whereas all the educational institutes would be reviewed so that such incidents could not happen in the future.
