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Westbury Middle School Temporarily Remote After Fire
Janet Burns
jburns@antonmediagroup.com
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Students and staff at Westbury Middle School went remote last week after an early-morning fire in the school’s basement.
No injuries were reported from the fire, which broke out shortly after 3:00 a.m. on Monday, March 13.
The fire caused smoke and water damage at the school, located on Rockland Street in Westbury.
According to school officials, the basement fire also caused electrical problems that led to parts of the school being without power.
The Nassau County Fire Marshal’s office said that the fire alarm went off at 2:50 a.m. on March 13, summoning a total of six fire departments and approximately 55 firefighters to put out the blaze. The fire started in a basement utility room and was contained to that room, but smoke damage was extensive in the school’s basement. The
