School fire in Lane Cove West

Published: 10th December 2008

Firefighters from Lane Cove, Willoughby, Gladesville, Ryde, Crows Nest and the Duty Commander responded to a fire in a school in Mowbray Road, Lane Cove West late this evening. Fire crews were on scene in eight minutes to discover smoke pouring from a single level classroom that was engulfed in flames. Quick actions by firefighters contained and extinguished the fire, minimising damage to the classroom. Fire crews assisted with the clean up and investigations are continuing into the cause of the fire.