Classes Canceled After Fire at Rose Avenue Elementary in Oxnard
Michael Yu
OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) – A structure fire broke out early Monday morning at Rose Avenue Elementary School in Oxnard.
The Ventura County Fire Department reported the fire started around 3:13 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find the older section of the campus — which had been rebuilt or remodeled — fully engulfed in flames.
Crews remained on scene through the morning, keeping portions of nearby Disco Avenue closed as they investigated the cause of the fire and monitored for hot spots. The flames drew neighbors from nearby homes, who came outside as smoke drifted across the area. At one point, the smoke was visible from main streets in Oxnard.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
“The damage, fortunately, is happening in the old part of the school, which was in the process of being torn down. So we were in demolition stages. The new school at this time appears to be undamaged,” said Dr. Ana DeGenna, Oxnard School District Superintendent.
The full extent of the damage has not yet been determined.
Classes were canceled for the day, and parents were notified before the start of school. District officials said classes will resume Tuesday morning
No injuries have been reported.
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