Students at Ferrucci Junior High School in Puyallup haven’t returned to the building after a fire that damaged the school April 4.
The fire was discovered in an electrical room on the main floor of the school’s new classroom wing, in an area that contained lead-acid batteries. The fire caused extensive damage across multiple areas of the school, according to a report from the Puyallup School District’s Operations department that was provided to the school board at their May 8 study session.
The school’s building and grounds remained closed for the rest of the school year due to the fire damage and environmental contamination. A Central Pierce Fire & Rescue spokesperson said “it is more probable than not that the cause was a failure in the emergency power battery backup system.”…