UPDATE: About 3.30pm Shire of Gingin chief executive officer Aaron Cook said the fire at Gingin District High School had been put out.
In an earlier message the shire said owing to an electrical fire in one of the old buildings at the school parents had been asked to collect their children.
FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a fire at Gingin District High School.
The fire on at the high school on Daw St near the intersection of Fraser St in Gingin was reported at 12.21pm today.
Fire crews from Gingin, Gingin South, Butler and Ellenbrook are on the scene.
At 2.16pm the Department of Fire and Emergency Services said the structure fire was resulting in potentially dangerous smoke being blown in a southerly-easterly direction.
The alert said there was no direct threat to lives or homes but there was a lot of smoke in the area.
DFES wants people to avoid the area and be aware of fire and emergency services personnel working on site.
A number of roads have been closed including:
- Daw St
- Robinson Rd
Motorists are asked to avoid the area, reduce speed and drive carefully due to smoke.
Road information may also be available from Main Roads WA by calling 138 138 or visiting travelmap.mainroads.wa.gov.au or by contacting the Shire of Gingin.
Keep up to date:
visit emergency wa, call 13 dfes (13 3337), follow dfes on twitter, facebook, listen to abc local radio, 6pr, or news bulletins.
During a power outage, your home phone, computer or other electronic devices connected to the nbn will not work so include a battery powered radio in your emergency kit.
