{"id":6554,"date":"2025-07-18T14:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/6554\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T14:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:45:07","slug":"moment-fire-tears-through-primary-school-as-pupils-are-evacuated-across-playing-field-on-last-day-of-term-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/6554\/","title":{"rendered":"Moment fire tears through primary school as pupils are evacuated across playing field on last day of term \u2013 The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THIS is the horrifying moment a fire tore through a primary school with the pupils being evacuated across a playing field on the final day of term.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency services were called to Cliff Park Primary Academy in Gorleston, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/where\/norfolk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Great Yarmouth<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/where\/norfolk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Norfolk<\/a>, at 1.20pm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aerial view of fire at Cliff Park Primary School.\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Departure Lounge Media Group Ltd\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fire-cliff-park-primary-school-1010860341.jpg\" data-caption=\"An aerial view of the primary school blaze this afternoon\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fire-cliff-park-primary-school-1010860341.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>An aerial view of the primary school blaze this afternoonCredit: Departure Lounge Media Group Ltd<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fire at Cliff Park Primary School.\" height=\"848\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Galina Nadolskaya \/ Facebook\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fire-cliff-park-primary-school-1010858955.jpg\" data-caption=\"Emergency services were called to Cliff Park Primary Academy in Great Yarmouth\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fire-cliff-park-primary-school-1010858955.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Emergency services were called to Cliff Park Primary Academy in Great YarmouthCredit: Galina Nadolskaya \/ Facebook<\/p>\n<p>Thick plumes of black smoke can still be seen billowing from the building, on Orde Road.<\/p>\n<p>Pupils, who were celebrating their last day of term, have been spotted sitting at the end of the school field.<\/p>\n<p>Norfolk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/police\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Constabulary <\/a>confirmed all children are safe and accounted for.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Seaman, head of operations at Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, said: \u201cWe will remain on scene and do whatever is required to support the school and the local community to a full recovery following this incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the service added: &#8220;We sent crews from Great Yarmouth, Gorleston, Acle and Carrow as well as the Control Unit from Wymondham and the Aerial Ladder Platform from Great Yarmouth,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The fire is under control, no-one has been injured.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019d like to thank the school for performing a quick and full evacuation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Initial crews provided proactive firefighting techniques to quickly bring the fire under control and they are now dampening down the fire.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The cause of the fire is currently unknown and an investigation has already started.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nearby Kennedy Road and Bridge Road, have been closed.<\/p>\n<p>The police said in a statement: &#8220;Police were called to Orde Avenue, Gorleston to assist the fire service at 1.20pm today, with a fire at a school.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kennedy Avenue and Bridge Road were closed whilst emergency services attended the scene.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No one was injured.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Sun contacted Norfolk Constabulary and Cliff Park Primary Academy for comment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Large plume of black smoke rising above houses and road.\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Departure lounge media group limited \" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-26-1.png\" data-caption=\"Thick black smoke continues to rise\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-26-1.png\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Thick black smoke continues to riseCredit: Departure lounge media group limited <a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"School children sitting on the ground, a school building, and a large plume of dark smoke in the sky.\" height=\"960\" width=\"646\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/c4113dcb-fd99-4a41-9dc9-020fde3de995.jpg\" data-caption=\"Children were directed to the end of their school field\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/c4113dcb-fd99-4a41-9dc9-020fde3de995.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Children were directed to the end of their school field<\/p>\n<p>More to follow&#8230; 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