Students at Shahala Middle School this afternoon were briefly evacuated when smoke from burnt food in a cooking class filled a classroom.
One Vancouver Fire Department unit responded and worked with the school’s maintenance staff to clear out the smoke. Students and staff were evacuated for about a half hour, said firefighter-paramedic Kevin Stromberg of the fire department.
The fire was first reported at 1:48 p.m. Firefighters cleared the scene at 2:24 p.m.
Stromberg said firefighters were met at the school’s front doors by Shahala’s principal, who led them straight to the classroom.