Students and staff were evacuated from Wayzata West Middle School Thursday morning after an electrical fire broke out in a first-floor bathroom.
No students or staff members were injured in the Sept. 17 fire at the school, 149 Barry Ave. N. Two adults were evaluated at the scene for possible smoke inhalation and released by North Memorial Health paramedics.
According to the City of Wayzata, a Wayzata Police Department school resource officer notified Hennepin County Dispatch of the fire at approximately 9:40 a.m.
Wayzata police and firefighters responded, and the school was evacuated while crews dealt with the fire.
The Hennepin County Fire Investigation Team later determined that the fire began in the ceiling and was electrical in origin. Investigators found no indication of suspicious or criminal activity.
Wayzata firefighters were assisted by the Plymouth, Shoreline and West Suburban fire departments, along with the Plymouth Police Department and other emergency personnel.
