Fire Damages Lab at Middle School; No Injuries

A science laboratory at Shaker Heights Middle School sustained smoke damage and broken windows in a fire the evening of Wednesday, March 10. No one was injured and the Middle School will be open on Thursday, with arrangements made to relocate the classes that meet in the damaged room.

The fire alarm in the Middle School sounded around 6:10 p.m. Custodial and security personnel responded immediately and found a fire in the lab, which was unoccupied at the time. They tried to put the fire out and summoned the Shaker Heights Fire Department, which arrived within minutes and extinguished the fire. The staff and students who were still in the building for after-school activities all got out safely. Adjacent classrooms were not damaged.

The Fire Department is investigating the cause of the fire.

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