Salpointe Catholic High School is closed until further notice because of damage from a fire Sunday night that a fire official estimated could cost millions of dollars to repair.
The cause of the fire was not known as of Monday afternoon.
Michael Colaianni, spokesman for the Tucson Fire Department, said Monday it was too early in the investigation to narrow down the exact origin or cause of the fire. There were no injuries reported.
βThere are multiple theories, but we canβt rule anything out right now. The investigation is very much still active when it comes to determining a cause,β Colaianni said.
TFD wrote on Twitter that it was dispatched to the two-alarm fire at Salpointe at 8:10 p.m., and the first units arrived by 8:14 p.m. The fire was under control at 9:12 p.m.
Tucson Fire Department investigators were on hand Monday at the scene of a fire in a classroom building Sunday night at Salpointe Catholic High School.
In a news release, the school said the fire started in the attic space above the 700 English wing on campus, which suffered significant damage.
There was also smoke and water damage throughout the 300 and 400 wings.
βCampus is closed until further notice, and all activities are canceled,β the school said in its Monday statement. βThis is a devastating and unexpected setback. However, we will come together as a Salpointe community, and we will meet this challenge.β
βAs of today, we hope to start school on Aug. 8 as planned. We have no plans to switch to remote learning,β the news release said.
A two-alarm fire broke out at Salpointe Catholic High School around 8 p.m. Sunday. School officials reported damage to the 700, 400 and 300 wings of the school along North Cherry Ave. and announced in a Facebook post that the campus would be closed until further notice. The fire is currently under investigation. Video courtesy of Andy Morales.
The buildings are still being assessed for damages, but Colaianni said the repair costs could be expected to run in the millions, based on the building size and amount of work that would be needed for full repairs.
Salpointe Catholic High is at 1545 E. Copper St. The 700 wing, according to a campus map, is situated near an employee parking area on the southeast corner of the campus. The 400 and 300 wings are directly north and northwest of it.
Smoke and fire damage is visible on the south end of a building at Salpointe Catholic High School on Monday morning.
The Tucson Fire Department responded to a 2-alarm fire at Salpointe Catholic High School at 8:14 p.m. Sunday night.Β
The cause of the fire at Salpointe Catholic High School is under investigation. There were no injuries reported.
The Tucson Fire Department responded to a fire at Salpointe Catholic High School on Sunday night, July 17. The fire was elevated to a two-alarm fire. There were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Video by: Mamta Popat, Arizona Daily Star
