By Jeff Henson

County crews respond to fire in portables at Whispering Ridge school

Apr 11, 2021 | 10:16 AM

UPDATE 12:04 April 11: Peace Wapiti Public School Division says the fire, which is now extinguished, was contained to the Grade 1 and playschool modular classrooms at Whispering Ridge Community School.

There will be no school for the Grade 1 students on Monday, April 12. Remote learning will be available for the students starting on Tuesday.

Grades 2-8 will participate in at-home remote learning beginning Monday.

The school division’s Facilities and Maintenance Department is coordinating site safety inspections and remediation work.

County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service is investigating the cause of the fire.

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Crews from four County of Grande Prairie fire services stations responded to a fire at Whispering Ridge school in the north end of Grande Prairie.

The report came in around 5:30 Sunday morning, with crews from the Dunes, Clairmont, Sexsmith, and Wembley fire halls responding to fire and smoke coming from beneath the portable classrooms at the back of the school.

They were able to put out the fire and limit the damage to just the portable itself, and keep it from spreading to the main part of the school.

Damage amounts are unknown at this time, but fortunately,nobody was injured in the fire.

The County Fire Marshall is on the scene to investigate the cause of the fire.