Primary / Secondary School, School / University Fresno, CA – Arson fire extinguished with help from sprinkler system; No injuries reported October 5, 2018 viking210 The Fresno Fire Department is asking for help Tuesday identifying whoever set fire to a Fresno elementary school classroom on Saturday night. Around 7:45 p.m., a fire burned inside a classroom of Edith B. Storey Elementary School at 5250 E. Church Avenue. The fire caused major fire and smoke damage. The sprinkler system helped extinguish the fire, but it caused water damage to the classroom and to the teacher’s supplies and books. The suspect(s) used an object to smash a small window on the door of the classroom and made entry into the classroom, the Fire Department said. While inside the classroom the suspect(s) set multiple fires that caused the damage. The fire Saturday was the second arson fire at the location within 24 hours, the Fire Department said. Anyone with information should call the Fire Department Arson Hotline at 559-621-2776.
