IN PICS | Fire guts Riverlea Secondary School classrooms, lab and library

April 08, 2026 at 6:40 am

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A fire destroyed a classroom block at Riverlea Secondary School on April 8 2026. (Gauteng education department)

A fire damaged a classroom block at Riverlea Secondary School in Johannesburg on Tuesday night.

Newly appointed Gauteng education MEC Lebogang Maile will visit the school on Wednesday morning.

Fire-damaged classrooms are shown at Riverlea Secondary School. Picture: (ANTONIO MUCHAVE)

Johannesburg emergency management services (EMS) firefighters responded to the blaze at 7.26pm.

The fire affected three classrooms, a laboratory and the school library, the EMS team said.

MEC Lebogang Maile inspects the damage. Picture: (ANTONIO MUCHAVE)

The cause of the fire is undetermined.

A year ago, 11 classrooms, including those used by grade 8 pupils and the male ablution block, were damaged by a fire.

The high school was burned by unknown people after the same school was burned in April 2025. Picture: (ANTONIO MUCHAVE)

Damage to the school is shown after the blaze. Picture: (ANTONIO MUCHAVE)

A firefighter is shown at the scene. Picture: (ANTONIO MUCHAVE)

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