Riverlea Secondary School Fire Destroys Classrooms, Lab And Library In Johannesburg

A fire broke out at Riverlea Secondary School in Johannesburg on Tuesday night, damaging a block of classrooms, a laboratory, and the school library. Emergency services responded promptly to the incident.

Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) confirmed firefighters arrived at the scene at 7:26 pm to contain the blaze.

Education Authorities to Visit Riverlea Secondary School

Lebogang Maile, recently appointed Gauteng education MEC, is scheduled to visit the school on Wednesday morning to assess the damage and meet with staff.

The fire comes nearly a year after another incident at the school, which destroyed 11 classrooms, including those used by Grade 8 pupils, as well as the male ablution block.

EMS confirmed that the latest fire affected three classrooms, a laboratory, and the school library. Authorities are yet to determine what caused the blaze, and investigations are ongoing.