Man treated for burns as crews tackle school fire

Three firefighters with their backs to the viewer looking at a low-lying school building with scaffolding around it after a fireImage source, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue
Image caption,

Fen Drayton Primary School is about 12 miles (19km) north-west of Cambridge

  • Published

A man had to be treated for burns as firefighters tackled a blaze at a school.

Crews were called to Fen Drayton Primary School in Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, at about 08:35 BST.

More than 30 firefighters dealt with the flames that broke out in a roof space.

Cambridgeshire Fire Service said the blaze had been put out by the afternoon, with crews making regular inspections to make the area safe.

A firefighter in a crane lift above a low-lying school building with two firefighters on the roof and six others milling around below after a fireImage source, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue
Image caption,

More than 30 firefighters tackled the roof blaze

Get in touch

Do you have a story suggestion for Cambridgeshire?

Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, external, Instagram, external and X, external.