Education

Classes will resume Wednesday at Hancock Middle School

By Kate Magandy

kmagandy@sunherald.com
Members of Servpro, a Hancock business specializing in water- and fire-damage cleanup, clean the classroom in which there was a small fire at Hancock County Middle School early Monday, January 23, 2016. The fire triggered the sprinkler system, which ran for nearly four hours, flooding numerous classrooms.
Members of Servpro, a Hancock business specializing in water- and fire-damage cleanup, clean the classroom in which there was a small fire at Hancock County Middle School early Monday, January 23, 2016. The fire triggered the sprinkler system, which ran for nearly four hours, flooding numerous classrooms. Amanda McCoy amccoy@sunherald.com

Hancock Middle School will resume class as normal Wednesday morning, Assistant Superintendent Donnie Gholston said.

School officials had canceled classes because a fire Monday morning set off sprinklers and flooded classrooms.

Maintence company ServPro and the school’s custodial staff worked Monday and Tuesday to mop up the water and sanitize the school.

Hancock County Emergency Management Director Brian Adam, who is the county’s fire marshal, is leading the investigation into the origin of the fire.

Kate Magandy: 228-896-2344, @kmagandy

This story was originally published January 24, 2017 at 6:31 PM with the headline "Classes will resume Wednesday at Hancock Middle School."

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