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Fire scare at St John’s College
Rapid sparks and smoke emanating from an electrical connection on a meter at St. John’s College, Waterloo Street, Georgetown had students scampering out of their classrooms onto the roadway yesterday.
Vendors in front of the school disclosed that after a strange, loud
Students returning to class after realizing that there was no fire.
explosion came from a meter at the front of the school, they saw students running out of the school. However, no one was injured. The event occurred before the lunch period.
Two fire trucks visited the scene, but only smoke was emanating from the meter connections. Firefighters determined that there was a fault with the connection of the meter, along with the power cable from the utility pole.
The Headmistress was not willing to disclose any information when questioned. Teachers eventually assembled and evacuated to a nearby play field.
Students said that after hearing a loud explosive sound they smelt burning wire. They told teachers and a bell rang for them to leave the building.
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