Crews Tackle Kitchen Fire At Stepney Elementary School In Monroe

MONROE, CT — Stepney, Monroe and Stevenson volunteer firefighters were called upon to extinguish an electrical fire in the kitchen at Stepney Elementary School Friday morning.

The companies received notification at around 10:20 a.m. The fire, caused by an "electrical issue" with a commercial oven in the kitchen creating a smoke condition, did not extend beyond the oven

"Teachers, staff and police did an outstanding job quickly evacuating the children out of the building and away from the affected area. The school custodian was also of great assistance shutting power to the oven and monitoring the situation before firefighters arrived," officials with Monroe Volunteer Fire Department No.1 posted to social media.

Students were allowed back into the building within approximately 20 minutes.