Violations Found At Newark School Several Months Before Fire: Report

NEWARK, NJ — A Newark school that saw a fire the week before students return for a new academic year has also seen some fire code violations in its recent past, a report says.

TAPintoNewark reported that there were 279 fire code violations at 45 locations in the Newark Public School District between January and April. This included six at Wilson Avenue School, where a fire took place in an unoccupied classroom on Aug. 28.

Investigators continue to probe the cause and origin of the fire. Read More: Fire At School In Newark; Probe Into Cause Continues (UPDATED)

The violations at Wilson Avenue School were required to be fixed by Feb. 17, TAPintoNewark reported, citing a Jan. 26 notice from the city’s fire prevention bureau.

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“The findings from the fire inspector last (school) year had absolutely nothing to do with the fire at Wilson Avenue School this year,” a Newark district spokesperson told the publication. “In addition, none of the other code violations impact the health and safety of any of those schools, and all are being addressed.”

The first day of school for students in the Newark Public School District is Sept. 5.

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