Fire Damages Part Of Auxiliary Gym At George Elliot High School Kelowna News

UPDATE 10 p.m Damage assessment is ongoing, but appears to be limited to the auxiliary gym area and part of the school’s atrium. The Lake Country Fire Department got the first 911 call about the fire around 5:45 Wednesday afternoon. Personnel and machines from all three fire departments rushed to the scene. “When they came on the scene, around the back of the school, the gym is kind of attached and it pushes out and there’s some toilets and storage built into the back of the gym. So we found fire in the roof structure and the wall,” explains Fire Chief Darren Lee. “We don’t have a cause or anything yet, but it looked like there was quite a bit of maintenance done today. Work on the HVAC system and the roof,” he adds. Lee says there is some smoke and water damage to the patio and gym. “The timing is kind of difficult because they’re right in the middle of their heavy maintenance and things like that. So they just built the gym floor and we worked on it. “In the actual locker room and the warehouse, there’s quite a bit of smoke damage and quite a bit of fire damage there,” said Lee, who took over as fire chief just two months ago. UPDATE 8:05 p.m The fire has been extinguished and the crews are withdrawing. Firefighters have so far been unable to comment. ORIGINAL 7:05 p.m The Lake Country Fire Department is on the scene of the fire at George Elliot Middle School. Central Okanagan Public Schools sent out an announcement at 6:55 p.m. saying the fire is contained to the roof and exterior wall of the auxiliary gym, outside the girls’ locker room. The statement said SD23 expects the fire department to bring the fire under control soon. “We will be working with the fire department to mitigate the limited damage to the school and expect this event will not affect the return to school in September. We will continue to work with the fire department and RCMP as they investigate the cause of the fire,” the statement said. The first day of school at George Elliot Secondary is scheduled for September 6.

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UPDATE 10 p.m Damage assessment is ongoing, but appears to be limited to the auxiliary gym area and part of the school’s atrium. The Lake Country Fire Department got the first 911 call about the fire around 5:45 Wednesday afternoon. Personnel and machines from all three fire departments rushed to the scene. “When they came on the scene, around the back of the school, the gym is kind of attached and it pushes out and there’s some toilets and storage built into the back of the gym. So we found fire in the roof structure and the wall,” explains Fire Chief Darren Lee. “We don’t have a cause or anything yet, but it looked like there was quite a bit of maintenance done today. Work on the HVAC system and the roof,” he adds. Lee says there is some smoke and water damage to the patio and gym. “The timing is kind of difficult because they’re right in the middle of their heavy maintenance and things like that. So they just built the gym floor and we worked on it. “In the actual locker room and the warehouse, there’s quite a bit of smoke damage and quite a bit of fire damage there,” said Lee, who took over as fire chief just two months ago. UPDATE 8:05 p.m The fire has been extinguished and the crews are withdrawing. Firefighters have so far been unable to comment. ORIGINAL 7:05 p.m The Lake Country Fire Department is on the scene of the fire at George Elliot Middle School. Central Okanagan Public Schools sent out an announcement at 6:55 p.m. saying the fire is contained to the roof and exterior wall of the auxiliary gym, outside the girls’ locker room. The statement said SD23 expects the fire department to bring the fire under control soon. “We will be working with the fire department to mitigate the limited damage to the school and expect this event will not affect the return to school in September. We will continue to work with the fire department and RCMP as they investigate the cause of the fire,” the statement said. The first day of school at George Elliot Secondary is scheduled for September 6.

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UPDATE 10 p.m Damage assessment is ongoing, but appears to be limited to the auxiliary gym area and part of the school’s atrium. The Lake Country Fire Department got the first 911 call about the fire around 5:45 Wednesday afternoon. Personnel and machines from all three fire departments rushed to the scene. “When they came on the scene, around the back of the school, the gym is kind of attached and it pushes out and there’s some toilets and storage built into the back of the gym. So we found fire in the roof structure and the wall,” explains Fire Chief Darren Lee. “We don’t have a cause or anything yet, but it looked like there was quite a bit of maintenance done today. Work on the HVAC system and the roof,” he adds. Lee says there is some smoke and water damage to the patio and gym. “The timing is kind of difficult because they’re right in the middle of their heavy maintenance and things like that. So they just built the gym floor and we worked on it. “In the actual locker room and the warehouse, there’s quite a bit of smoke damage and quite a bit of fire damage there,” said Lee, who took over as fire chief just two months ago. UPDATE 8:05 p.m The fire has been extinguished and the crews are withdrawing. Firefighters have so far been unable to comment. ORIGINAL 7:05 p.m The Lake Country Fire Department is on the scene of the fire at George Elliot Middle School. Central Okanagan Public Schools sent out an announcement at 6:55 p.m. saying the fire is contained to the roof and exterior wall of the auxiliary gym, outside the girls’ locker room. The statement said SD23 expects the fire department to bring the fire under control soon. “We will be working with the fire department to mitigate the limited damage to the school and expect this event will not affect the return to school in September. We will continue to work with the fire department and RCMP as they investigate the cause of the fire,” the statement said. The first day of school at George Elliot Secondary is scheduled for September 6.

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UPDATE 10 p.m Damage assessment is ongoing, but appears to be limited to the auxiliary gym area and part of the school’s atrium. The Lake Country Fire Department got the first 911 call about the fire around 5:45 Wednesday afternoon. Personnel and machines from all three fire departments rushed to the scene. “When they came on the scene, around the back of the school, the gym is kind of attached and it pushes out and there’s some toilets and storage built into the back of the gym. So we found fire in the roof structure and the wall,” explains Fire Chief Darren Lee. “We don’t have a cause or anything yet, but it looked like there was quite a bit of maintenance done today. Work on the HVAC system and the roof,” he adds. Lee says there is some smoke and water damage to the patio and gym. “The timing is kind of difficult because they’re right in the middle of their heavy maintenance and things like that. So they just built the gym floor and we worked on it. “In the actual locker room and the warehouse, there’s quite a bit of smoke damage and quite a bit of fire damage there,” said Lee, who took over as fire chief just two months ago. UPDATE 8:05 p.m The fire has been extinguished and the crews are withdrawing. Firefighters have so far been unable to comment. ORIGINAL 7:05 p.m The Lake Country Fire Department is on the scene of the fire at George Elliot Middle School. Central Okanagan Public Schools sent out an announcement at 6:55 p.m. saying the fire is contained to the roof and exterior wall of the auxiliary gym, outside the girls’ locker room. The statement said SD23 expects the fire department to bring the fire under control soon. “We will be working with the fire department to mitigate the limited damage to the school and expect this event will not affect the return to school in September. We will continue to work with the fire department and RCMP as they investigate the cause of the fire,” the statement said. The first day of school at George Elliot Secondary is scheduled for September 6.

title: “Fire Damages Part Of Auxiliary Gym At George Elliot High School Kelowna News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-15” author: “Brian Pitcak”

UPDATE 10 p.m Damage assessment is ongoing, but appears to be limited to the auxiliary gym area and part of the school’s atrium. The Lake Country Fire Department got the first 911 call about the fire around 5:45 Wednesday afternoon. Personnel and machines from all three fire departments rushed to the scene. “When they came on the scene, around the back of the school, the gym is kind of attached and it pushes out and there’s some toilets and storage built into the back of the gym. So we found fire in the roof structure and the wall,” explains Fire Chief Darren Lee. “We don’t have a cause or anything yet, but it looked like there was quite a bit of maintenance done today. Work on the HVAC system and the roof,” he adds. Lee says there is some smoke and water damage to the patio and gym. “The timing is kind of difficult because they’re right in the middle of their heavy maintenance and things like that. So they just built the gym floor and we worked on it. “In the actual locker room and the warehouse, there’s quite a bit of smoke damage and quite a bit of fire damage there,” said Lee, who took over as fire chief just two months ago. UPDATE 8:05 p.m The fire has been extinguished and the crews are withdrawing. Firefighters have so far been unable to comment. ORIGINAL 7:05 p.m The Lake Country Fire Department is on the scene of the fire at George Elliot Middle School. Central Okanagan Public Schools sent out an announcement at 6:55 p.m. saying the fire is contained to the roof and exterior wall of the auxiliary gym, outside the girls’ locker room. The statement said SD23 expects the fire department to bring the fire under control soon. “We will be working with the fire department to mitigate the limited damage to the school and expect this event will not affect the return to school in September. We will continue to work with the fire department and RCMP as they investigate the cause of the fire,” the statement said. The first day of school at George Elliot Secondary is scheduled for September 6.