austraLasia #2411
Fire destroys Don Bosco
Sihanoukville Radio and TV studios
SIHANOUKVILLE: 9th May 2009 -- A severe thunderstorm struck
Sihanoukville early this morning 9th May and a direct lightening strike
set fire to the radio and TV studio section of Don Bosco Technical
School. The fire was immediately noticed by the 100 boarders
sleeping
near the campus but all efforts, including those of the local fire
brigade, were to no avail. The studios were completely destroyed.
Fortunately other buildings in the immediate vicinity did not catch
fire. According to Fr John Visser, Rector, the damage will amount
to
tens of thousands of dollars taking into account the loss of building
and equipment. No persons were injured.
The Radio and TV studios were the most recent
addition to the
social communications sector of the school, equipment having been
donated by benefactors from the Netherlands. They were opened only in
February of this year. Fortunately, and perhaps partly due to the
soundproof protection of the rooms themselves, the fire was contained
within the two studios; other sections of the communications department
in the school were not affected.
Fr Albeiro Rodas, the vice rector and coordinator of
the
communications project expressed relief that nobody was hurt, and
immediately appealed to people to help in the reconstruction of what
has been lost. "We want the studios to become a centre of production
for education and development in the country", he said.
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Title: australasia 2411
Subject and key words: EAo Provinces THA-Cambodia Fire destroys SC
studios
Date (year): 2009
ID: 2000-2099|2411
