COLUMBIA, S.C. — A small fire was reported Wednesday morning at Richland Northeast High School in Richland School District Two.
Renovations at the school were taking place and a HVAC unit on the roof of one of the buildings caught fire. Only construction workers were at the scene at the time of the fire, no injuries were reported.
According to Columbia Fire Department's Mike DeSumma, firefighters quickly had the situation under control, with minor smoke and water damage to the culinary arts classroom reported. The area was ventilated to remove the smoke and several of the classrooms in that part of the building were temporarily moved as Columbia Fire cut off power to that area.
Libby Roof, with Richland District Two, said there was no delay in the school opening. No students or staff were injured or in danger at the time of the incident.
