Lighting in a display case likely caused the fire that destroyed Lulu M. Ross Elementary School in Milford on Oct. 25, an assistant state fire marshal said during a Thursday press conference.
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MILFORD — Lighting in a display case likely caused the fire that destroyed Lulu M. Ross Elementary School on Oct. 25, an assistant state fire marshal said during a Thursday press conference.
B. Scott Bullock shared that the blaze spread from the combustible top of the case to the ceiling above, where mechanical, plumbing, HVAC and security systems were exposed.
He said there was not a smoke detection system near that ceiling.
It took 17 minutes before the school’s detectors sent an alert to the Carlisle Fire Co. of Milford.
When the alarm came in at 4:11 a.m., Carlisle responded and found heavy fire and smoke rising from the roof of the building, Bullock said.
The incident was determined under control at 7:39 a.m.
