Fire Closes 3 Classrooms at Knightdale School
Posted February 29, 2008 11:50 a.m. EST
Updated February 29, 2008 11:53 a.m. EST
Knightdale, N.C. — A fire was reported Friday morning at Forestville Road Elementary School in Knightdale. According to Wake schools spokesman Bill Poston, the fire started around 10:15 a.m. when a teacher noticed smoke coming from a bathroom.
The school was evacuated and classes disrupted for about an hour before the fire was extinguished.
Smoke damage affected three classrooms which remain closed to students and teachers as a result.
The cause of the fire was not known.