HINGHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Officials are investigating a fire that prompted the closure of Hingham High School on Friday.
Firefighters responding to a reported fire at the Union Street school around 5:20 a.m. found flames on top of a desk in a classroom with computers in it, Deputy Fire Chief William Powers said.
The sprinkler system activated, containing the flames to one room.
The building sustained heavy water and smoke damage.
“A school is a very tough building to ventilate because of the multiple classrooms,” Powers said. “It’s a tough thing to get rid of the odor of smoke.”
Powers added that the blaze does not appear suspicious.
There were no reported injuries.
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No school at Hingham High School today. The Hingham Fire Department has put out a fire that started early this morning, but school is cancelled for all HHS students.
— Hingham Public Schools (@HinghamSchools) May 17, 2019
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