Fire breaks out at Archbishop Temple High School in Fulwood

Fire crews were called to Archbishop Temple High School in St Vincent’s Road after the kitchen caught fire at around 6.45am.

No injuries were reported, but the school will close at 1pm today and could remain closed tomorrow.

The school has not said what caused the fire, but Lancashire Police said it has not been made aware of the incident.

“Please keep our school community in your thoughts and prayers”

The school has made parents aware of the fire and said efforts will be made to arrange buses to collect pupils from school at lunchtime.

“There has been a fire in the school kitchen,” said headteacher Ivan Catlow.

"This was contained to the kitchen and has not affected any other areas of school.

"I would like to thank the fire service for their swift response and their professionalism in looking after our school building.

"Thanks go out also to staff who were first on the scene and experienced a shocking start to their day.

"I am extremely grateful that no one has been harmed during this incident.

“The fire service have declared the site safe and all necessary checks have taken place to allow us to open this morning.

“Due to the fire being in the kitchen, we are unable to provide food and refreshments for pupils.

"As a result, we will need to close school today at 1pm. Those pupils entitled to free school meals will be able to collect a grab bag before leaving school.

“Every effort will be made to rearrange buses for collection of pupils, however at this point, we are advising parents to ensure children are able to make their own way home.

"We will keep you informed as the situation changes.

“Work for period 5 lessons will be set on firefly. Arrangements for tomorrow will be sent out later today.

“Please keep our school community in your thoughts and prayers.”

A fire service spokesman said: “At 6.44am, four fire engines from Preston, Fulwood, and Penwortham attended a commercial building fire on Garstang Road, Preston.

"The incident involved a two-storey commercial property approximately 100x400m in size.

"Firefighters used three hose reels, two positive pressure ventilation units, and six breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire.

"No injuries were reported.

“Crews were in attendance for an hour and a half.”