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Tanzanian police probe three school fires

Xinhua, August 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tanzanian police are investigating the causes of recent three school fires in the northern region.

The Tanzania Police Force in Arusha Region is busy gathering evidence to reveal the real causes of the school fires.

In the past one week, three secondary schools in the region went up in flames, with studies being temporarily suspended.

A dormitory in Nanja Secondary School in Monduli District was the first to bear the brunt of the fire followed by Lowassa Secondary School in Makuyuni section of Monduli District.

Before the dust settled on the bizarre incidents, Longido Secondary School in Longido District became the latest school to be embroiled in the blaze.

District Commissioner Daniel Chongolo Longido said that arsonists were behind the mystery fires.

"That was an act of sabotage, you cannot rule it out when all evidence is there in the naked eye," he said.

Chongolo said it was up to the police force to speed up investigations over the matter to ensure that the arsonists were brought to book.

Arusha Regional Police Commander Yusuph Ilembo said the force was still investigating the causes of the fires.

"We are still piecing together evidence to comprehend the causes and the motives of such mystery fires," the police chief said. Endit