Child Development Centre nearly engulfed by fire (bb-29/6/07)
A walkway shading project linking a cluster of child development centers went awry when an overloaded electrical wiring may have been the cause of the mishap which nearly damaged one of the centers housing special need children at Beribi on 9/6/07.
Some quick action manned by personnel from Beribi Fire and Rescue Department who rushed to the scene immediately upon receiving a distress call managed to douse off the affected switchboard from sparking a fire.
A gutted switchboard
According to staff at the center, the children have already finished the day’s lesson at 10 am when the electricity supply went off at about 11.20 am. They managed to scramble to safety after realizing something must have gone wrong when her colleague rushed back inside and alerted them that she noticed smoke billowing from the roof of the single storey bungalow after fetching her belongings from her car parked at the vicinity of the building.
Deputy Minister of Health, Pehin Dato Hj Hazair (centre) arriving at the scene
Another witness from a nearby center said, he heard a minor explosion apparently from coming from the switchboard before the building was partially engulfed by smoke and in a few minutes later, the fire and rescue personnel arrived and managed to control the situation. The cause of the mishap is still under investigation.
Among present at the scene were the Deputy Minister of Health, Pehin Dato Hj Hazair and other senior officials of the ministry.
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