GERMANTOWN -- Kennedy Middle School in Germantown on Monday, February 29th dismissed students early due to a fire -- and there will be NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, March 1st.
The Germantown Fire Department was dispatched to the school around 9:30 a.m.
Upon arrival, fire crews found heavy smoke in the hallway on the north side of the school.
In a robotics lab, visibility was down to zero.
It was determined that a fire had started in a bank of battery chargers. The fire spread to the entire stand of batteries and chargers.
One school employee was taken to the hospital due to smoke inhalation suffered while using a fire extinguisher.
The fire was contained to the robotics laboratory.
Damage is estimated at $45,000 to $50,000.
As a result of the fire, students were dismissed at 10:45 a.m.
The following letter was sent to parents by Jeff Holmes, superintendent of Germantown Schools:
The photos you'll see below were provided to FOX6 News by the Germantown Fire Department.
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