Several students had their exams canceled due to the development of smoke – news Vestland

– One gets irritated, because I had prepared well for this exam, says Jøran Grønfur, student at Førde secondary school in Sunnfjord. Around 400 pupils were evacuated after a fire started in a toilet at the large school in Førde. The fire alarm went off and the sprinkler system was activated in parts of the building. Several of the graduating students were in the process of taking the oral exam, a grade that can mean a lot for the diploma. When parts of the school were flooded after the sprinkler system, several students were told that they would not be able to complete their exams. – I could get a good grade, but now the whole exam is canceled instead and I don’t get a grade on the diploma, says Grønfur, who was going to sit the oral exam in physics. A total of 200 students were to have their exams today, the vast majority of them passed as usual, while around 15 students had their exams cancelled. The development of smoke started at a toilet at the school and led to the sprinkler system being triggered in the building where the science department was held. Photo: Oddleif Løset / news Big exam day As many as 200 students were going to take exams at the school that day. – We are happy that we were able to complete the vast majority of exams today. This is a very big exam day, says the principal at the school, Mats Bryne. The exam was canceled for 15 students who will receive one less grade on the diploma. Photo: Oddleif Løset / news He says that the reason why 15 students did not take their exams was because the science room was damaged by the water from the sprinkler system. – It was not proper to use those rooms and then a few students get hurt, says Bryne, and assures that the students do not need to prepare again: – They do not need to take the exam again, as this is an incident that no one have control over or can be loaded for, says Bryne. Start in a toilet The police and fire service were notified at 10.41 about smoke from a toilet at the school. At 11 a.m. it was reported that the fire was under control, which was linked to a fire brigade. – The sprinkler system at the school extinguished the fire before the fire brigade arrived, says Sturla Iman, incident leader for the police. The fire service moved out with large forces after reports of a fire at the school with 400 pupils. Photo: Oddleif Løset / news The police have carried out technical and tactical investigations to find the cause of the fire. – One hypothesis is that it was an arson attack, says the emergency manager. It makes the pupils react. – It is frustrating for us who wanted to complete the exam, says Jøran Grønfur. On Tuesday, a fire started in a toilet at Førde secondary school. No one was injured in the fire. Published 11.06.2024, at 15.36



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