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THIS PAGE SPONSORED BY PETERSON ANTHONY INSURANCE
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04/27/2012
A FIRE AT THE LINCOLN SCHOOL BUILDING AT 1200 NORTH PARK STREET FAIRMONT CAUSED EVACUATION OF THAT STRUCTURE FRIDAY MORNING. THE FIRE OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN WAS REPORTED JUST AFTER 9:30 AM ON THE STAGE AREA OF THE SOUTH GYM. SOME STAGE CURTAINS STARTED ON FIRE THAT TRIGGERRED THE SMOKE ALARMS AND SPRINKLERS. ACCORDING TO SUPT. OF SCHOOLS JOE BROWN THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM DID ITS JOB BY KEEPING THE FIRE IN CHECK UNTIL FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED TO PUT OUT THE REST OF IT,CHECK FOR HOT SPOTS AND THEN CLEAR THE SMOKE OUT OF THE BUILDING. THE LINCOLN SCHOOL BUILDING NOW HOUSES STEPPING STONES LEARNING CENTER AND HEAD START ALONG WITH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AREA LEARNING CENTER AND DAY TREATMENT CENTER PROGRAM. THOSE IN THE BUILDING AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE WERE EVACUATED TO THE NEARBY IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH. SUPT. BROWN SAID IT WAS GOOD THAT THE ALARMS,SPRINKLER AND EVACUATION SYSTEMS WORKED. NOW IT WILL BE UP TO AN INVESTIGATION TO FIND HOW THE FIRE STARTED.
FAIRMONT FIRE CHIEF DOUG BORCHARDT SAID THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL WAS IN FAIRMONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ON WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE CHIEF STATED THAT THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE WATER AND SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE CURTAINS,STAGE AND GYM AREA AS WELL AS A BREAKROOM A FLOOR BELOW. DAMAGE ESTIMATE IS 20,000 DOLLARS AND HE ADDED THAT THE INVESTIGATION WAS ONGOING.
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