Teachers and students of the Theoretical Lyceum “Liviu Deleanu” in Buiucani district of Chisinau were evacuated from the building after a student set fire to a notebook with a cover in the hallway of the third floor of the institution. The incident was localized by a teacher, who promptly intervened to extinguish the fire and immediately called the 112 Service, IPN reports.

According to the General Education, Youth and Sports Division of Chisinau, the incident took place at around 11:30 a.m., during the break. By the time the firefighters arrived, the fire was already extinguished.

According to firefighters’ recommendations, in 30 minutes the students and teachers returned to classrooms and the lessons continued according to the schedule. No one was hurt in the incident.

The Division noted that it is not known who is the student who made this gesture or the reasons for such a move. An investigation into the case will follow.

On April 5, a fire broke out in the basement of the same educational institution. Following the investigations carried out on the spot, employees of the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations came to the conclusion that the violation of fire safety rules when performing electric welding works is the most probable cause of fire. For two weeks, the students studied online and in the period the consequences of the fire in the institution were alleviated. The rooms were ventilated and sanitized.