This is a developing story.
A classroom fire during a science workshop forced the evacuation of the Dzantik’i Heeni Campus on Tuesday morning, resulting in students being transported to the Dimond Park Field House to catch buses or otherwise get home during the afternoon, according to Juneau School District officials.
The fire during a Yaakoosge Daakahidi Alternative High School workshop was extinguished by Capital City Fire/Rescue without harm to anyone in the building, Kristin Bartlett, the district’s chief of staff, wrote in a message to parents and other caretakers. CCFR noted in a post on its Facebook page at 11:39 a.m. that “Crews are working on getting smoke out of the building and making sure there is no fire in void spaces.”
Damage caused by the fire means “the DH Campus is not able to be reoccupied at this time,” according to Bartlett.
“The fire is out, but electrical wiring may have been exposed, so power has been turned off,” she wrote. “The wires must be inspected before the power can be restored and the sprinkler system can be turned back on. The building is not able to be released for occupancy until that time.”
Students were transported from the campus playfield to the Dimond Park Field House near Thunder Mountain Middle School.
“Students can be picked up at the Field House after 1:30 pm.,” Bartlett wrote. “Students who have not been picked up by 3:00 pm can take TMMS buses home.”
People trying to contact the school or send a message to a student can call the district office at (907) 523-1702.
• Contact Mark Sabbatini at mark.sabbatini@juneauempire.com.
