Children evacuated as fire breaks out at school
Children had to be evacuated from a school on the Shropshire border after a fire broke out in a room next to their class.
The fire started in a preparation room at the Bishop Heber High School in Chester Road, Malpas, near Whitchurch shortly after 2.30pm on Monday.
Fire crews from Malpas and Chester were sent to the scene.
The fire was caused by phosphorous solid - a chemical used in science experiments - but was dealt with by staff and out by the time crews arrived.
Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus removed the chemical.
A school spokeswoman said: "It was in a preparation room, no pupils were involved.
"Just the adjoining class was evacuated as a precaution but nothing spread into the classroom.
She said the pupils that were evacuated were from the upper years of the school.
Fire crews said the preparation room was left smokey but there were no injuries.
