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Firefighters battled a fire at Amador Valley High School on Sunday night after flames broke out in the 100-year-old small gymnasium at the campus, according to the Pleasanton Unified School District.
The extent of the damage to the small gym was still being investigated, but no other buildings were damaged, PUSD spokesman Patrick Gannon told the Pleasanton Weekly at 10:15 p.m. Sunday (March 17). Classes were expected to be in session as scheduled on Monday at the school on Santa Rita Road.
“District staff are working with local fire authorities to respond to a fire centralized in the small gymnasium. We’re grateful that the fire has been contained and are now assessing damage with the fire department,” Gannon said. “We will be communicating with our community as we know more. We do not anticipate an impact to the school day.”
Gannon added that the “new alarm system notified local authorities who responded before the fire could spread.”
Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department spokesperson Rosa Ramos confirmed the fire occurred in the gym and 15 fire units responded to the scene. The incident remains under investigation, and additional details will be reported publicly on Monday morning, Ramos said late Sunday night.
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Did PUSD say –
Did PUSD say – ““Unfortunately, these things do happen,” ?? this is per PUSD Director of Communications Patrick Gannon – https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/fire-breaks-out-at-high-school-in-pleasanton/ What if it had happened when school was in session and full of students ?? and what if it had been more serious ? What is PUSD going to do to make 100 year old school infrastructure safe for the current day ? where are the money from the recent bond measures being spent ? are the priorities right ? (Lots of questions)
Being 100 years old doesn’t mean a building is unsafe. If school had been in session, they’d have evacuated the campus in an orderly fashion, just they’ve no doubt practiced in fire drills. If it had been more serious, there’d have been more damage. But it wasn’t because the alarm alerted the fire department, trucks, personnel and equipment were dispatched, and the “what-ifs” didn’t happen.
An emergency situation arose, and unfortunately, Communications Director Gannon is right on the money saying these things happen. The key is that response to the situation was exemplary, damage was kept to a minimum and there will be an appropriate investigation into the cause. Repairs will be made in an appropriate manner and school will commence as it normally would. No need for panic.