Fire at a school in Neamț County / Dozens of students and teachers self-evacuated after an electrical panel caught fire in the village of Bistrița

Dozens of students and teachers were evacuated on Monday morning after a fire broke out in the electrical panel of a school in the village of Bistrița, Alexandru cel Bun commune, Neamț County. The incident was reported via a 112 call after a smell of smoke was detected inside the building.

According to the Neamț Emergency Situations Inspectorate, the fire affected an electrical panel located on the building’s first floor. Before firefighters arrived, 36 students and three teachers had self-evacuated.

No casualties were reported, and the evacuation took place before the emergency crews arrived at the scene. Firefighters are working to identify and remove the effects of the fire, as well as to clear the smoke from inside the school.

Authorities will determine the circumstances in which the fire occurred and any damage caused to the electrical installation.