Small Fire in Classroom at Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School on Thursday

COVENTRY, RI — A small fire broke out in a classroom at the Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School on Thursday around 4:10 p.m.

According to fire Chief Robert Warren, no one was injured and the cause was "totally accidental." Two engines, a ladder, a rescue and the chief's car responded and stayed on scene for about 30 minutes, he said. They cleared at 4:42 p.m.

Schools Supt. Craig Levis said "oven mitts were left on or near a hot plate in a science room." After high winds knocked out power around 1:20 p.m., no one apparently noticed whether the hot plate had been left turned on.

"When the power came back on at approximately 3:35 p.m.," he said, the "custodians noticed smoke and quickly took care of the situation. The Fire Department was called. There was no damage to any other property other than the hot plate and oven mitts."

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