Cleburne, TX – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at high school; No injuries reported

Cleburne firefighters responded to an alarm call at 10:27 p.m. June 20 at Cleburne High School.

Upon arrival they discovered that training supplies stacked in a storage room had caught fire. Firefighters described the items as “football type rubber training pads.”

The sprinkler system had activated and extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived. Firefighters described the damage as minimal, limited to the rubber pads, though some water damage occurred, according to reports. The water damage, however, was limited to the school’s “inside rubber type football field,” according to reports.

School officials and construction personnel were on hand when firefighters arrived. Reports list no cause for the fire and no injuries were reported.