Around 7:15 p.m. Sunday, fire crews responded to the fire.
Smoke was reportedly coming out of the school building and the fire alarms were activated, according to EPFD spokesman Enrique Duenas-Aguilar.
A small fire was found inside a room at the school.
The sprinkler system inside contained the fire from spreading, according to Duenas-Aguilar.
No injuries were reported.
Footage taken of individuals running out of the school surfaced on social media.
Footage of a table inside the school on fire was captured as well.
KFOX14 spoke to Pebble Hills Elementary school parents regarding the incident.
The majority of parents were concerned with how the students were able to get inside and expressed concern over the safety of the campus.
“My big concern is how they got in the building, because I thought the doors were closed and locked so that kind of scares me a little bit about my kids safety,” said Naomi Fierro.
Another parent said students should be held accountable and their discipline should begin at home.
“For one, I think it starts at home, if the kids are acting up this way I think the parents need to maybe tighten the grip on their kids or just their parenting styles need to change, maybe the kids are hanging out with the wrong crowd,” said Emily Ray.
Glen Cove Elementary School was also vandalized on Sunday.
El Paso police are also looking into that crime.
Heavy vandalism in some classrooms and hallways, and windows were damaged, according to Ysleta ISD.
The school was able to open Monday for instruction.
It’s unknown at this time if the vandalism and fire are related.
