Classrooms destroyed in late-night blaze at Walsall school where flames spread quickly
An investigation has been launched after four classrooms were destroyed in a late-night blaze at a school.
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Around 30 firefighters fought the blaze at its height when the primary block at Abu Bakr Al-Ihaan Academy in Wednesbury Road in Palfrey, Walsall, caught fire on Friday.
The school said security staff phoned 999 after spotting the flames and smoke at about 11.15pm and that the flames very quickly spread causing damage to the roof of a number of adjoining rooms.
No-one was hurt during the incident.
Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan head, Hardeep Saini, said: "I want to praise the great efforts of the firefighters to limit the fire to just the primary school block. The impact could have been disastrous for the whole site.
"Initial assessments indicate that a total of four classrooms were made unusable by the fire and will need significant repairs and refurbishment to bring them back into use.
"This included specialist art and information and communication technology (ICT)."
