FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Snow Creek Elementary School in Franklin County experienced an electrical fire on Friday, January 31.
Crews from volunteer fire departments including, Snow Creek, Glade Hill, and Fork Mountain, as well as Franklin County Fire & EMS, worked quickly to control the blaze.
Fire officials reported extensive damage to the tank room; however, there was no damage inside the school.
Snow Creek Elementary School will be closed on Monday, February 3 for a virtual school day to allow the FCPS maintenance crew in cleaning the damaged area. This will also help them work to get the water system back on.
More information will be available on Monday for the plan for the rest of the week, according to Superintendent Dr. Kevin Siers.