Fire at Schaumburg High School Laundry Room Extinguished; Extra Work to Clear Smoke from School Building on Schaumburg Rd, Schaumburg

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Schaumburg High School Google Maps Street View captured July 2017 (©2021 Google)
Schaumburg High School Google Maps Street View captured July 2017 (©2021 Google).

Police and firefighter/paramedics from Schaumburg responded about 4:31 a.m. Wednesday, January 27, 2020 to an Activated Fire Alarm at Schaumburg High School, 1100 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg.




The first crew on arrival reported nothing showing, but then reported a smell of smoke inside the high school. Police reported activity at the back of the building, and a minute later firefighters reported there was a fire in the laundry room.

The fire department response was upgraded from a fire alarm response to a confirmed fire response by 4:36 a.m.

The fire was declared “out” by 4:40 a.m. with a lot of interior smoke. Firefighters used multiple fans to ventilate the interior of the building for an extensive ventilation operation, and also requested the MABAS Division 1 MVU (Mobile Ventilation Unit) to respond at 5:01 a.m.




Firefighters were continuing to blow smoke out of the building at 5:30 a.m.

Schaumburg High School’s scheduled Hybrid Learning (B-Day) is in effect on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Initially, there was no information regarding any change in scheduling at Schaumburg High School (checked at 5:50 a.m.)

The information in this article is an early report published before any summary information was confirmed or released by police or fire authorities.

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MABAS MVU-1 Mobile Ventilation Unit file photo
MABAS MVU-1 Mobile Ventilation Unit file photo.
Schaumburg High School Google Maps Street View captured July 2017 (©2021 Google)
Schaumburg High School Google Maps Street View captured July 2017 (©2021 Google).




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