EXETER — A fire at Wyoming Area Catholic (WAC) displaced 174 students on Tuesday. Diocese of Scranton, school officials and engineering experts are in the process of evaluating the building’s status.
It has been determined students will utilize classrooms at St. Maria Goretti Church, Laflin, until further notice.
While classrooms were being prepared at St. Maria Goretti on Friday, work has been continuing at WAC, where dumpsters are being filled and Damage Control Inc., a fire, smoke, and water specialist, moves forward in the building’s remediation.
It hasn’t been determined when students and faculty could return to WAC on Wyoming Avenue.
Structural engineers need to determine if the building is sound or whether steel beams need to be replaced.
The exact cause of the fire has not been determined by the PA State Police fire marshal, but Exeter Fire Department, along with other neighboring fire companies, responded to the school, where an electrical issue was discovered on the roof.
School officials stated classes would resume on Tuesday at St. Maria Goretti.
Bus students are asked to be present at their assigned bus stop 15 minutes to 20 minutes earlier than normal.
Buses are scheduled to arrive at St. Maria Goretti Church by 7:15 a.m. Parents driving their children to school should drop them off begining at 7:30 a.m.