Photos: Fire at Sedalia School District 200 Maintenance Building extinguished quickly

Sedalia Fire Department firefighters breach the roof of the Sedalia School District 200 Maintenance Building, 305 E. Chestnut Ave., Tuesday afternoon to remove smoke after extinguishing an interior fire. SFD Battalion Chief Mike Hawkins said the fire started in the east side of the building. Firefighters extinguished the blaze quickly and were waiting for the smoke to clear before reentering the building.

A SFD firefighter starts a large fan to remove smoke from the Sedalia School District 200 Maintenance Building Tuesday afternoon. “They do maintenance here, and we’re not sure what was burning, but it could be hazardous to breathe,” SFD Battalion Chief Mike Hawkins noted. “When the smoke’s out we’ll go back in.”

Sedalia Fire Department firefighters breach the roof of the Sedalia School District 200 Maintenance Building, 305 E. Chestnut Ave., Tuesday afternoon to remove smoke after extinguishing an interior fire. SFD Battalion Chief Mike Hawkins said the fire started in the east side of the building. Firefighters extinguished the blaze quickly and were waiting for the smoke to clear before reentering the building.

http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_TSD080217Fire-1.jpgSedalia Fire Department firefighters breach the roof of the Sedalia School District 200 Maintenance Building, 305 E. Chestnut Ave., Tuesday afternoon to remove smoke after extinguishing an interior fire. SFD Battalion Chief Mike Hawkins said the fire started in the east side of the building. Firefighters extinguished the blaze quickly and were waiting for the smoke to clear before reentering the building. Photos by Faith Bemiss | Democrat

A SFD firefighter starts a large fan to remove smoke from the Sedalia School District 200 Maintenance Building Tuesday afternoon. “They do maintenance here, and we’re not sure what was burning, but it could be hazardous to breathe,” SFD Battalion Chief Mike Hawkins noted. “When the smoke’s out we’ll go back in.”

http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_TSD080217Fire-2.jpgA SFD firefighter starts a large fan to remove smoke from the Sedalia School District 200 Maintenance Building Tuesday afternoon. “They do maintenance here, and we’re not sure what was burning, but it could be hazardous to breathe,” SFD Battalion Chief Mike Hawkins noted. “When the smoke’s out we’ll go back in.” Photos by Faith Bemiss | Democrat