A Maine high school was damaged after a floor fan reportedly malfunctioned, sparking a fire and causing the sprinkler system to go off.
Crews responded to a fire alarm at Camden Hills Regional High School in Rockport around 1:30 Friday. When firefighters arrived, they found the building full of smoke, several halls and rooms sustained water damage, and the charred remains of a fan used for drying the floors.
The Rockport Fire Department says a blower on a fan that was being used to dry floors that had recently been waxed malfunctioned, which started to burn, causing the sprinkler system to activate and extinguish the fire.
Staff at Camden Hills Regional High School worked Friday morning to remove thousands of gallons of water from the halls, cafeteria, and newly resurfaced gym floor. No one was hurt.