Second Fire at Chemainus Secondary School

Local fire departments are currently dealing with a second structure fire at Chemainus Secondary School.

The report of the fire came in at just at 1 p.m. this afternoon and all students and staff were quickly evacuated.  The fire department has arrived and started to deal with the fire.

The cause of the fire and extent of damage are not yet known, but district staff are present at the school and waiting to assess damage.

Arrangements are being made to contact parents, but students and staff are not yet being dismissed at this time.

UPDATE on Chemainus Fire at 2:10 p.m.

Students are now being dismissed from school.  For those that take the bus, the buses are headed to Chemainus Secondary to transport those students home.  Students who have parents at, or coming to, the school will be dismissed to them.  All students who do not fit in either of those will have parents called and advised.