CITY OF HARTFORD, Wis. — Hartford Union High School was evacuated Monday after a light fixture caught fire.
A ceiling-mounted light fixture in the bleacher seating area of the swimming pool caught fire, according to a statement on the school’s Facebook page.
The fire alarm was pulled shortly before 7:15 p.m., and everyone in the building was evacuated immediately, the statement said.
The fire was extinguished by the time Hartford Fire & Rescue arrived at the school.
All facilities have since reopened, and normal activities have resumed.
Read their full statement below:
Good evening, just before 7:15pm tonight a fire alarm was pulled at HUHS due to a ceiling mounted light fixture catching fire in the bleacher seating of the swimming pool. All occupants of the building were evacuated immediately. The fire was out as Hartford Fire & Rescue Wisconsin reported to the high school. Our appreciation to all of those who responded. Those using the facility have returned to the building and resumed their normal activities.
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