Electrical fire sparks panic at Ona Glinton Primary School

A small electrical fire sparked panic at the Ona Glinton Primary School in Grand Turk on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Education, the administrators of the Ona Glinton Primary School were made aware of flickering lights in various classrooms on the compound.

In response to this, the Public Works Department (PWD) was contacted to address the concerns.

“Upon examination of an electrical meter box by PWD personnel, it was discovered that the box was aflame, causing total loss of electricity to the entire school facility”, the Ministry stated.

The school’s Critical Incident Management Fire Evacuation Plan was immediately activated, and staff and students were promptly removed from the classrooms to the designated safe area.

Minister of Education, Hon Rachel Taylor, expressed her gratitude to the staff for their swift actions to ensure the safety of students.

She also thanked the parents for quickly collecting students from the school compound.

Representatives of the Public Works Department and Fortis TCI were quickly summoned to the school compound to address the issue and restore electricity to the school.