Per Platte Canyon Fire 34min ago:
Platte Canyon crews currently just arrived on scene of a reported commercial structure fire at Platte Canyon High School.
Mutual aid enroute, further updates to follow.
Please avoid the area
Update 2:15: Per command light smoke visible, no fire located at this time.
Update #2 2:39pm:
Per command first floor has been searched and cleared, crews are continuing to investigate and search for further on 2nd floor of the structure.
From cosmiccowboy55:
Light smoke, electrical smell, no visible flames. Elk Creek Fire, North Fork and Jefferson-Como have been paged for mutual assistance. They have cleared the first floor, standing down Jefferson-Como, North Fork Fire staged at station 1.
This afternoon, we had a small electrical fire at PCHS-W. We believe that a small fan involved in our HVAC system overheated, causing smoke and an electrical smell which triggered our alarm.
First responders from PC Fire Dept, PCSO, Fairplay Police, CO State Patrol, and Elk Creek Fire were on the scene quickly and secured the building and perimeter. Working in cooperation with Platte Canyon Fire, PCSD maintenance crew members were able to isolate the problem relatively quickly. Thanks to all for their help!
