It may be a person that caused a fire Thanksgiving day on the 600 block Allard Ave. The first arriving Chief
Officer reported heavy smoke visible from the former campus of the Jacobs Educational
Center and investigated further. Upon investigation a working Structure Fire was located
in an unoccupied portable classroom in the middle of the former campus. An interior fire
attack and search was initiated by the first arriving engine companies. Firefighters
suspended the interior fire attack and search of the building when numerous holes in the
floor and other hazards to firefighters were discovered. Firefighters then extinguished the
fire from the exterior of the building using chainsaws and other tools to open up the
building and apply hose streams. The fire was controlled in 30 minutes and there were no
civilian or Firefighter injuries. There was no electricity or gas service to the building and
a human caused fire could not be ruled out. Firefighters remained on scene for 2 hours to
completely extinguish the fire.