HAMDEN — Students were evacuated due to a fire Friday morning at Hamden High School.
The call came in around 7:45 a.m. Some students were taking advanced placement tests at the time. The fire was very small according to the fire department and t was mostly extinguished by the sprinklers. Officials said it was a small fire in the nursery when something caught fire on the stove. Flames and smoke stayed confined to that same classroom. Fire officials said a teacher attempting to open a heavy window to clear smoke during the evacuation received a hand injury, but refused ambulance transport.
Students returned to the building and and classes have resumed normally. The room where the fire happened was slightly damaged.
The school is located on Dixwell Avenue.
Officials said a second unrelated fire was reported in an electrical shed near the Louis Astorino Skating Rink located in the rear of the school. A town electrician working on scene, and the fire was brought quickly under control by the responding units. Officials said the fire appears to have started in the electrical panel that controls the outdoor lighting at the facility.
