|
|
« Update: 3 bodies removed from S. Providence house | Today | Cost of heating oil in R.I. hits new record high at $3.429 » January 7, 2008Update: Fire at Cumberland High forces evacuationCUMBERLAND -- One student was sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation and faculty and students were briefly evacuated from the high school this morning after a small fire broke out in a storage garage connected to the school’s main building. The state fire marshal and the Cumberland police are investigating the cause of the fire; Supt. Donna Morelle said that officials believe the cause of the fire "may have been students smoking." The fire apparently started at about 8:45 a.m. in a garage located on the west side of the high school campus, behind the art and music wing. The locked room houses equipment for the high school sports teams and is accessible only to coaches and administration. The police said it is unclear how the fire started, and no one was in or around the room when emergency personnel arrived on the scene. The Cumberland Hill Fire Department and the police responded to the high school after the fire apparently set off the school’s fire alarm. The fire, which the police said was confined to a trash can, was contained by the sprinkler system and smoldering by the time emergency personnel arrived at the scene. A male student, whose name and age the police and rescue officials were not releasing today, was taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence. The condition of the student is unknown, said police and rescue officials. Deputy Chief Michael L. Kinch said that the student was not in the garage at the time of the fire and suffered smoke inhalation as smoke from the fire entered the main building. The police said there was minimum damage to the garage and sports equipment. Morelle said that “at no time was the safety of the students and staff determined to be in jeopardy.” -- Journal staff writer Philip Marcelo “There would have been a lot more damage had there not been any sprinklers,” said Detective Capt. James P. Coyne. The town recently installed a sprinkler system throughout the high school as part of the multi-million dollar renovation and expansion of the high school. Students and faculty in the main high school building were evacuated to the high school gymnasium, or Wellness Center. Students and faculty in the adjacent Transitional Building, which houses the school district administration offices and some high school classrooms, were not affected, said the police. Classes resumed at 9:50 a.m. and all after-school activities proceeded as scheduled for the rest of the day, said Morelle. Posted by Mike McKinney CommentsPost a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
|
ADVERTISING |
|
|
|
|
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
ProJo 9 to 5 News Blog
Oct 2005 - March 2006