PRESS RELEASE  

Date:          August 12, 2020

Pages:       1

Issued by: District of Kitimat

 

Fire at Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School

 

 

KITIMAT, BC – Upon receiving a report at 10:10am, Kitimat fire crews responded to a structure fire at Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School.

 

Twenty personnel and three apparatus were involved in the response. The fire was contained to a portion of the building’s gymnasium attic. The emergency sprinkler system supported the suppression of the fire while fire crews were able to extinguish it.

 

One individual received medical assistance at the scene and was released with no significant injuries. The impacted portion of the gymnasium attic was substantially damage and other portions of the building experienced water damage from the suppression efforts.

 

  

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For more information, please contact:

 

Trent Bossence

Fire Chief

District of Kitimat

(250) 632-8940

tbossence@kitimat.ca

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