Emergency services called to fire at primary school in Havant

By Matthew Mohan-Hickson
Published 20th Nov 2019, 09:49 BST
Updated 20th Nov 2019, 09:55 BST
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FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze at a school in Havant overnight.

The fire broke out in an outbuilding at Front Lawn Primary Academy in Broadmere Avenue on Tuesday but did not affect any other parents of the school.

In a statement on social media the school confirmed that it was open today, posting on Facebook they said: ‘Just to update you all, the fire is out, it was a small fire that was quickly dealt with by the fire service.

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A fire broke out in an outbuilding at Front Lawn Primary Academy, Broadmere Avenue, last night. Picture: Malcolm Wells (133473-3449)A fire broke out in an outbuilding at Front Lawn Primary Academy, Broadmere Avenue, last night. Picture: Malcolm Wells (133473-3449)
A fire broke out in an outbuilding at Front Lawn Primary Academy, Broadmere Avenue, last night. Picture: Malcolm Wells (133473-3449)

‘School is open as normal on both sides, and we would like to thank the fire service for their help.

‘Thank you for your support.’

A spokeswoman for Hampshire Fire and Rescue said: ‘We received one call at 9.41pm.

‘A outbuilding was well alight, a number of crews attended including one from Havant, Emsworth, Cosham, Southsea and Porchester.

‘One jet and two breathing apparatus were used to extinguish the blaze.’

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