Morning Fire at Gifford School Weston, MA.
According to the details, a four-alarm fire started in the morning at Weston’s Gifford School for special children. The Gifford School is located on Boston Post Road in Weston, MA. The fire started around 6 a.m. in the Fenn Center of the school. The Fenn Center building includes the school’s science lab, gym club, cafeteria, and kitchen. The Gifford School’s chief executive Michael J. Bassichis told the reporters that no student was inside the premises of school and no one is injured in the incident.
The Weston, MA Fire Chief, David Soar, told the press that the first alarm was sounded around 6: 08 a.m. and the first units arrived at the scene within minutes. The Gifford School’s building was engulfed with heavy smoke and fire when the firefighters arrived. The firefighters used a ladder truck at the scene. Soar said that the firefighting teams tried to fight the fire from inside the building but were later asked to drive out of the building as its roof collapsed. Firefighting units from Waltham, Sudbury, Lexington, and Newton counties were seen at the scene. An MA State Police spokesman told that the troopers have blocked the road which connects Interstate 128 with Route 20 due to the fire.
The Gifford School of Weston, MA has received heavy damages from this fire and the right side of its gray, wood-framed building has been completely burned down. The school had sustained $75,000 in damages. The school principal was glad that nobody is hurt. ‘We will survive. We will rebuild,’ he said.
The cause of the fire is not known yet. The Weston Fire Department is investigating into the matter. Investigations are being carried out by MA state fire marshal’s office also. Early reports do not suggest any foul play.
Gifford School, Weston, MA is a private institution which provides educational and clinical programs to children with special needs. Currently, the school is serving 102 students.
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