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Wed, 12 Feb, 2014 12:23:33 AM Matriculation Exam centre shifted 1 burnt to death in Jamsankoski FTimes-STT Report, February 12  Fire broke out at Kouvola school on Tuesday. Photo – Str/ Lehtikuva. A devastating fire at the Kouvola combined school on Tuesday forced closure for an indefinite period.
According to witness, the fire started from the school gymnasium at midday causing huge smoke and engulfing the entire school building.
Fire-fighters were trying to extinguish the fire till Tuesday night and expected that the fire would be doused completely by Wednesday morning.
The school authority decided to shift the centres of the matriculation examinations scheduled for Wednesday to nearby school.
Johanna Kuisma-Taskinen, music teacher at the school, said the students and the staff immediately got off the building abiding by the exit guidelines after noticing the smoke.
No human casualty was reported in the incident.
The music teacher said some of the students had to rush out without being properly covered with protective covering.
The evacuated students were then transferred to the Kankaan koulu, a nearby primary school.
Two Students of the school are watching the rescue operation. Photo – Str/ Lehtikuva. Police cordoned off the area and directed the traffic as per the standard safety procedure.
Finnish language newspaper Kouvolan Sanomat reported that the fire originated from an air conditioning system.
The school building is badly damaged and it is not yet known when the students will be allowed to return.
A briefing session for both the students and the teachers is scheduled at Kouvola talo for Wednesday.
The school, combined with the upper secondary school, has around 600 students.
Photo – Str/ Lehtikuva. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Päivi Räsänen appreciated the immediate measures taken after the incident and thanked the teachers, students, emergency and rescue services as well as others involved for their swift reaction during the fire emergency.
Meanwhile, in another incident, a man was reportedly killed in a fire that broke out at his residence in Jamsankoski on Tuesday.
Investigations revealed that the fire caused the man to suffocate to death.
Police said the deceased was in the house alone. It is suspected that fire was caused by cigarette.
The house did have a smoke alarm but it was not known if it was working.
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