Grass flares up in TNHS track field

by Yvette Margallo 

Summer may be over but extreme heat is still striking the city of Tabaco.

A recent grass fire happened between 12:00-1:30pm which consumed a portion of Tabaco National High School's track field last September 9, 2015.

Students occupying the Temporary Learning Spaces near the grandstand field immediately evacuated the area after seeing thick layers of white smoke emanating from the grass fire happening in the school's track field. These huge billows of smoke also distressed students and teachers of the school while two fire trucks arrived at the said destination to stop the fire from further spreading.ss

"It all started with a small speck of fire which later extended on the dried grass from the field causing it to spread like wildfire; extreme heat possibly helped in the fire's fast distribution," said Fire Chief, Ed Borito.

According to an eye witness, a teacher [name withheld] asked one of her students to burn a clump of dried leaves near the said field. He added that the teacher did not expect the fire to spread throughout a large scale of land resulting to the grass fire.

Three fire trucks all in all, two from the government of Tabaco and one from a volunteer organization, helped in sloshing the fire with water.

After the said fire died, Borito said, "All fire troop members did their best to stop the fire; it only took them an estimate of 10 minutes for the fire to eventually stop."

In addition, other than the a portion of the field consumed by the fire, no further casualties were reported to the school's office.