Nursing students at Giyani Nursing College in Limpopo narrowly escaped death after their residence was set alight by unknown people on Saturday morning.
Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba has called on community members to assist the police with the leads towards arrests of the arsonists.
“The arsonists allegedly gained entrance to the student residential building, poured paraffin on the walls inside and locked the main exit of the block with a chain and a padlock before setting the block alight. Students who were inside the residence had to break down one of the glass doors to exit the building,” said Ramathuba.
She added: “The department is also conducting an internal investigation to establish if there were any security breaches.”
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