Columbine High School in Denver was evacuated and closed after a fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon.
The blaze ignited outside the woodshop area of the Colorado school.
The chaos on Wednesday comes 25 years after the school was subject to a devastating shooting.
Twelve students and one teacher were killed, and another 21 people were injured, by two gun-wielding 12th graders in April of 1999.
It was the country’s deadliest school shooting at a K-12 institution, until Sandy Hook in 2012.
All students at Columbine were accounted for, authorities said after today’s fire.
Several children, and two firefighters, were evaluated for potential injuries following the woodshop fire, which started at 11am local time.
Fire officials determined that the blaze started near the wood dust collector – and it was under control within minutes.
Columbine High School in Denver was evacuated and closed after a fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon
Firefighters were called to the scene at the school on Wednesday
Students run out of the Columbine High School in the 1999 shooting
However the school, with its dark history, had its power turned off following the incident. All students were evacuated out of the buildings.
At the time, there were kids from local elementary schools at Columbine, watching a theater production.
First and fifth graders from Ken Caryl Middle School, Columbine Hills Elementary, Dutch Creek Elementary, Governor’s Ranch Elementary, Leawood Elementary and Normandy Elementary were also evacuated as a result.
Columbine High School will remain closed for the rest of the day.
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