Primary / Secondary School, School / University Hebron, OH – Sprinkler system helps extinguish fire in high school science lab; no injuries February 16, 2017 viking210 A fire caused by a science experiment prompted Lakewood High School to release students early Tuesday, according to district officials. District Superintendent Mary Kay Andrews said all students and faculty were unharmed in the incident and everyone did a great job of evacuating the building.” “Everything was calm,” she said. Students were released at about noon on Tuesday. Andrews said school will be in session Wednesday. The district staff was in the process of assessing the damage Tuesday afternoon. Andrews said the fire didn’t cause much damage. However, there was water damage from the sprinkler system going off in the science lab and a few other classrooms. Andrews said the school had not yet determined if the science lab would have to close for repairs.
