{"id":270039,"date":"2019-06-19T15:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=270039"},"modified":"2019-06-19T15:00:12","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T13:00:12","slug":"school-hostel-burns-to-the-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=270039","title":{"rendered":"School hostel burns to the ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js_2\" class=\"_5pbx userContent _3576\" data-testid=\"post_message\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\">\n<div style=\"width: 864px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-270039-1\" width=\"864\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/65163624_379570499352092_6422355860627350449_n.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/65163624_379570499352092_6422355860627350449_n.mp4\">https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/65163624_379570499352092_6422355860627350449_n.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Ni\u00ebl Terblanch\u00e9<br \/>\nA PREFABRICATED building used as a school hostel for boys at the Catalyst Educational Centre in Okahandja was destroyed by a fire that ripped through the structure in a matter of minutes.<br \/>\nAccording to one of the people that responded to the fire on Tuesday evening none of the children residing in the hostel was injured during the incident. Two 19-year-old girls were taken to the local hospital to get treatement for smoke inhaltion but were discharged shortly after. Everyone in the building was able to evacuate to safety before the blaze destroyed everything inside.<br \/>\nThe actual cause of the fire is still unknown but it is speculated that the blaze was started by a leaking gas connection inside the prefabricated building.<br \/>\nIt is the second school in Okahandja that suffered damage as a result of fire in little more than a week.<br \/>\nAccording to one Okahandja resident four classrooms of the JG van der Watt School was also destroyed by a fire about a week ago.<br \/>\nAfter the second fire at the Catalyst School residents fear that an arsonist might be on the loose in their midst.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-266739\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Agribank-Drought-relief.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Agribank-Drought-relief.jpg 728w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Agribank-Drought-relief-300x84.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ni\u00ebl Terblanch\u00e9 A PREFABRICATED building used as a school hostel for boys at the Catalyst Educational Centre in Okahandja was destroyed by a fire that ripped through the structure in a matter of minutes. 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