Wednesday, December 3, 2008

School On Fiery Flame

You've seen it on the news today. Kuching High was on fire yesterday.

Yesterday a few calls were made and I was being told that my secondary school was on fire. It happened around 12.50pm to 2.00pm. This was something unusual. I could saw the black smokes by just going out of my house to see the sky, that is, if you live somewhere not too far from there.

A fire started burning the Junior Science Lab, yet the cause is still unknown. There wasn't any Spm papers on yesterday, no activities, almost no one. It's lunchtime some more. Luckily the cleaner and security guard saw the fire.

The lab was made up of woods, built many years ago before my father studied there. The fire brigade was late to arrive, causing the fire to spread across the school admin building. What's more, the water pressure was low, causing the rescue work to be slow and the fire burnt up the whole building of the office, which comprises of the library, the teacher's lounge and the offices.

I wonder if the textbooks kept in the lab will be replaced by the education department. Who would have known that the lab, which had been announced as a dangerous building due to the presence of termites, would be burnt up.

One thing never changed in Kuching. Spectators were there, outside the school, watching the whole scene. So, was sending up to 4 fire brigade vehicles and 41 members of the fire brigade team to rescue the fire on time?. On a emergency situation, a water pressure problem was there. Up to 17 times of calls had to be made.

That's about it. Wishing Spm candidates the best in their final papers.

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