A fire in a classroom caused students and staff to be evacuated from an elementary school in Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey on Thursday morning.
A fire in an elementary school in Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey, sent students and staff into the cold on Thursday morning.
Authorities said the fire broke out in an arts classroom of the Parkway Elementary school on Ramblewood Parkway before classes started.
SkyForce10 was overhead as light smoke came from the building. The fire happened in the arts classroom near the library, officials said.
The few students in the building and early day care staff were evacuated and no one was hurt, officials said. Students arriving to school remained outside the building while firefighters responded.
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At first students were put on buses to keep them warm, then taken to Harrington Middle school auditorium.
A release from the Mount Laurel schools said the building has not been cleared for re-entry and classes will take place at an alternative location on Friday, which is early dismissal day for students and staff.
