Arson suspected in school hall blaze

A FIRE which caused extensive damage to a hall in the Lanition B Lyceum in Limassol could have been set on purpose, police said yesterday.

The suspected arson attack was carried out at 12.30am at the A4 hall of the school on Makarios Avenue in the town centre.

Police say the prompt response by the fire service contained the fire from spreading into other rooms. The blaze caused an estimated ,2,000 in damage to equipment in the hall.

The school’s headmaster is reported to have given police several names of pupils he suspects may have been involved, and they are expected to be interviewed by police.

Education Minister Ouranios Ioannides expressed his disgust at the incident.

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