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Juvenile Identified in Arson at Horace High School

Investigators are examining motive and school access after the sprinkler system limited damage to one room

The building’s automated fire suppression sprinkler system had already activated, which officials credited with containing the flames entirely to the single classroom.

Overview

  • Emergency crews from Southern Valley Fire & Rescue, West Fargo Fire and the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a structure fire at Horace High School that filled a second-floor classroom with smoke.
  • The building’s automated fire suppression system activated and confined flames and damage to that single classroom, and no one was injured.
  • Investigators from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office and Southern Valley Fire & Rescue have classified the case as arson and say a child in the classroom started the fire.
  • Authorities are continuing the probe and have not released the juvenile’s identity, any motive, or whether charges will be filed as they coordinate with West Fargo Public Schools.
  • The incident raises questions about why a student was in the school after classes had ended on May 21, and officials say school access and juvenile-protection policies are part of the ongoing review.