In Sitapahar, near the Ranga police station in the Sahibganj district, a fire broke out in the Saint Joseph hostel of Gandhi Jayanti Middle School. The incident happened early on Saturday, February 10. The students at the hostel managed to put out the fire after an hour or so, but by then over a hundred beds, bedding, books, children’s clothes, and other hostel property had been reduced to ashes. The fire caused a loss of lakhs of rupees. The students’ near-death experience was fortunate.
The information states that on Saturday morning at roughly 6:45 a.m., the boys of Saint Joseph Hostel were praying on the grounds of the Catholic Church, which is situated behind the hostel. There was panic when the kids noticed that smoke and flames were coming from the hostel’s upper floor large hall. As they all ran to the hostel, the students tried to save their belongings, but the flames were too strong. More than half of the kids’ belongings caught fire due to the equally heavy smoke.
Children worked together to use water to put out the fire. After being notified of the situation by the hostel manager, Ranga police station ASI Vijay Kumar Dwivedi and his team arrived at the location and assisted in putting out the fire. The fire department team was notified of the situation by the police. Firefighting vehicles arrived on the scene as soon as they received the information and extinguished the fire.
A serious accident might not have occurred if children had not been
outside at the time of the incident.
The incident happened at about 6:45 in the morning, according to the hostel administration. It’s unclear what started the fire. It’s being suggested that the kids were studying by lighting candles in the morning and that one of them may have gone outside to pray without extinguishing the candle. Could it be that the strong wind caused the fire from the candle?
In the hall where the fire started, more than 200 pupils from classes 5, 6, and 7 resided. The entire hostel is home to more than 350 students.The kids started a fire, but they quickly put it out by passing water-filled buckets to one another and setting up a channel system. Because the kids were outside when it happened, a serious accident was avoided.
Children’s clothing, bedding, books, and other belongings were
reduced to ashes.
Numerous items, including children’s bedding, books, clothes, snacks, and wiring, were reduced to ashes in this Sahibganj fire incident. The hostel’s manager reported that the fire in the largest hall had caused a loss of lakhs of rupees. Over a hundred beds have burned to the ground. Relocating the kids to the hostel will require some time. As a result, all of the children’s parents are being called and told to return home for a few days. The children studied right away after the incident and kept their stuff outside on the verandah.
by Swapnil Angel Samad