Fire At Benicia School Quickly Extinguished

BENICIA, CA — A fire in a Benicia elementary school classroom this morning started on top of a stove in a kitchen area, a fire division chief said. There were students in the classroom at the time and staff of Robert Semple Elementary School at 2015 E. Third St. quickly put out the fire with an extinguisher, Benicia Fire Division Chief Jed Matcham said.

School staff was cooking something on the stove as part of a classroom activity, Matcham said.

The fire caused some smoke damage to cabinets above the stove and light smoke inside the classroom.

Firefighters did not need to use a hose line and were on the scene for about a half-hour, Matcham said.

By Bay City News Service

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