A fire broke out at St Mary’s primary school in Yate on 24th February at around 5am.
The blaze caused extensive damage to the headteacher’s office and smoke damage to the reception classes. A play house and a large number of outdoor toys were also destroyed.
Fire investigation officer Jon Brown said: “There has been an incident at the school which started at around 5am this morning. Fire broke out in two separate locations at the same time and unfortunately in one of those locations the fire penetrated the roof area and has caused some smoke damage. Three appliances, two from Yate and one from Kingswood, have been in attendance overnight and we used breathing apparatus and hose reel jets to put out the flames.”
Jacqie Berry, School business manager said: “As I was driving down the hill to get here I was quite relieved that there were no big flames. I think we were very, very lucky that the fire brigade are so near and came so quickly as they have minimised the damage. We haven’t been able to get in yet but I think there will probably be smoke and water damage to other parts of the school.”
It is not yet known how the fire started but an investigation will is now under way.
Fire at St Mary’s primary school in South Gloucestershire is a post from: Fire Training Academy News
