Six injured in chemistry classroom fire at Woodson High School in Fairfax [View all]

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Source: Washington Post

Five students and a teacher were injured Friday morning in a chemistry classroom fire at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax County, school district officials said.

Fairfax County school and fire officials said the students were injured seriously enough to be taken to the hospital, two of them flown by helicopter to Washington Hospital Center in the District, and those students were in serious condition with serious injuries. Three others were taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital. The classroom teacher suffered minor burns, according to school officials.

Fire officials said a chemistry classroom “activity” was taking place during regular school hours when the fire broke out.

The incident comes after a difficult period at one of Fairfax County’s top-performing high schools: Six Woodson students died from apparent suicides between 2011 and 2014, spurring parents to push for more mental-health resources.

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