NEWSFLASH: Pupils and staff evacuated after fire at Melton school
Pupils and staff at a Melton school were evacuated this afternoon (Wednesday) when a fire broke out.
Fire crews from Melton and Oakham attended Long Field Academy, off Ambleside Way, after emergency calls were made at 3.15pm.
A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said; “We were called out to a fire at a school and the school had been fully evacuated.
“Two breathing apparatus and a hose reel jet was used under rapid deployment to extinguish the fire and a fan was used to ventilate the area.”
More to follow.