A FAULTY heating unit
was tagged as the cause of
a Jan./20 fire which filled
portions of Caledonia Se-
: nior Secondary, forcing it
to bg closed the following
day. a
Verrace and Thornhill
firefighters could barely
see five feet in front of
them as they waded
through a smoke filled Ca»
Jedonia Senior Secondary
gymnasium when they an-
_Swered an alarm.
“We arrived to find the
gym: area full of smoke
~ and we actually could see
the fire coming from the
ducting, unit in the stage
area,” said Terrace fire
chief Randy Smith.
, Ironically, the heating
system was slated to be
replaced the next day by
work crews at the school.
-’ “It was just a matter of
hours before that equip-
ment: was going to be
removed,” Smith said
_ Firefighters were able
to extinguish the fire relat-
ively: quickly but getting
tid of the smoke was a
‘ time.consuming effort.
The day off for students
Jan./22 gave firefighters
time jto properly ventilate
the, school and to monitor
air quality.
‘Smith said the cost of

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