Early Sunday morning in Oak Cliff, nearly 70 firefighters battled flames seen coming from an abandoned school building.
Dallas Fire-Rescue crews responded to the site of the former Maya Angelou High School, at 3313 South Beckley Ave., at about 4:24 a.m. after a passerby reported seeing flames coming from the roof of the multi-story building.
When firefighters arrived on scene, they could see fire through the windows. While attempts at an interior attack were made, the fire had already grown to the point where Command pulled all personnel out to fight the fire defensively, officials said.
The incident reached a three-alarm response, as approximately 60-70 firefighters worked to contain the fire using aerial ladder pipes, as well as ground and hand lines, to mitigate the situation. DPD’s Air 1 and DFR’s Drone Team also assisted by providing overhead assessments of the situation to Command.
There have been no injuries reported in association with the fire and the fire was under control later in the morning. The cause is under investigation.
Dallas Fire-Rescue says there was a small fire at the same building on Sept. 26, and the cause of that fire was not determined.
