Fire crews were called to Shaker High School in Latham on Tuesday morning after a fire broke out inside a classroom.

Crews say they were first called to the school on Watervliet Shaker Road in Latham around 8 a.m., after a fire alarm went off in the building. When fire crews arrived, they say they found smoke in the back left wing of the school, and a classroom filled with high heat and a lot of thick smoke.

What You Need To Know

  • Fire crews responded to a fire at Shaker High School around 8 a.m. Tuesday

  • Crews say the fire was limited to two rooms at most, and didn't spread to any other part of the building

  • Maintenance crews were in the buidling at the time, and got out safely; no one was injured

Crews say they were able to put out the fire without it spreading to any other part of the building. We’re told only one classroom was impacted, while another may have some smoke damage.

No one was in the building at the time besides maintenance crews, who were able to get out safely, and no one was injured.

Fire officials say it’s always a challenge dealing with a fire in a building the size of Shaker.

“It’s a very large campus here," Deputy Fire Coordinator Mike Romano said, "so we started off in the front of the building, and by the time the guys walked all the way to the back with all their gear, it’s very trying. By the time they get to the back, they’re already tired; now you’re on the second floor, you got to get the hose up there, you got to get your gear on, and it’s hot.”

Fire officials are still investigating how exactly the fire started. They say the damage shouldn’t impact any in-person school sessions held in the building this fall, though.