Fire Forces Evacuation at Burroughs High
BURBANK -- A fire at John Burroughs High School has led to a campus-wide evacuation, fire officials said.
The fire at the basement of the school auditorium was reported about 11:30 a.m. at 1920 Clark Avenue, Burbank Fire Capt. Ron Bell said.
No injuries have been reported. Firefighters were working to extinguish the flames, and the preliminary cause of the blaze appears to be electrical, Bell said.
Update 1:47 p.m. -- Fire's out, but students are being held on campus until the end of the school day. The auditorium basement contains electrical equipment and backup batteries for the school's computer systems, and so a Hazmat crew has been notified. Power remains out in parts of the campus.