Firefighters from the Black Lick fire department assisted with an incident Thursday morning in Derry.
Around 11:00, firefighters in Westmoreland County were dispatched to the Derry Area Middle School for a reported structure fire. The call was quickly downgraded as it was discovered that part of the school’s HVAC had overheated and started to smoke. Black Lick Volunteer Fire Department was asked to assist with a crew of four firefighters and a truck.
Derry firefighters and on-site maintenance crews were able to quickly ventilate the smoke and then checked the ceiling to make sure that there was no fire present. Students were evacuated as a precaution and were allowed back into the building after about an hour.
No injuries or serious structural damage were reported.
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