Trailer fire at Loch Lomond Elementary School on Saturday, April 20

aturday, April 20, 2024
9:07 AM

Prince William County fire and rescue units were dispatched this morning, April 20,  at 9:07 a.m. to Loch Lomond Elementary School in the 7900 block pf Augusta Road off Manassas Drive for a report of smoke coming from one of the school’s trailers.

Fire Marshal Matt Smolsky said, “Crews arrived with smoke showing from a trailer. Extinguishment quickly followed. No injuries were reported.”

According to Smolsky, the classroom trailer was not being used for instructional purposes. It was being utilized for general storage. The fire official confirmed there were school officials on the scene and there will be no disruption to school activities.

The Fire Marshal’s Office determined the fire was ignited by an electrical failure within a wall structure.