The Divisional Education Officer based in Nausori is currently meeting with the Principal and Management of Adi Cakobau School in Sawani after a 19-bed wooden dormitory was destroyed in a fire this morning.
They are discussing the living arrangements for the students who had their beddings, stationary and other belongings destroyed in the fire.
The National Fire Authority confirms the dormitory was empty when the fire started and all students were accounted for.
Firefighters responded to a call at 8.30 this morning and stopped it from spreading to nearby buildings.
The cause of the fire as well as the circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated.
