Police investigating following fire that prompted school evacuation at Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute
Police have deemed that a fire at an Ingersoll school was suspicious in nature.
Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute was safely evacuated following the fire at the school on Friday morning.
Crews were called to the school around 10:30 a.m. to reports of smoke. The school was closed for the rest of the day while restoration crews cleared smoke from the building.
Students were evacuated to Ingersoll District Memorial Centre and transported home at the regular end of day dismissal time.
The school board has said at this time, staff and students are not able to get their personal belongings from the school.
Classes are expected to resume Monday morning – however police say that they are looking for the people or person responsible for setting the fire. Anyone with information is asked to contact Oxford OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
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