RIO VISTA — Students were evacuated from a classroom at DH White Elementary School after an HVAC unit caught fire on the building’s roof.
“There wasn’t much going on other than a classroom filled with smoke,” Rio Vista fire chief Jeff Armstrong said in a phone interview.
There were no injuries.
The students had already been cleared from the room when Locomotive 55 and Battalion 55 arrived at the scene, about 3 minutes after the alarm went off at 1:04 p.m.
“En route, Dispatch provided an update that a 9-1-1 caller said classroom #9 was filling with smoke from an unknown source. Upon receiving this information, Battalion 55 immediately stepped up its “first alert” response. This level response deploys four engines and/or a ladder truck, a chief officer and an ambulance,” Armstrong said in a statement.
The next step was confirmation that the room was available.
The investigation then revealed that a small fire had broken out in the heating and air conditioning system on the roof.
“The fire was confirmed and firefighters were assisting maintenance personnel in making the building safe and clearing the smoke from the classroom,” the chief said in a statement.
The department and school also confirmed that all students were accounted for, the chief said.
Mutual aid was provided by the Isleton and Suisun City Fire Brigades and Medic Ambulance. Rio Vista police also responded and helped with traffic control.
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