NEWBERRY, Mich. (WLUC) - UPDATE: Wednesday, October 10, 2:20 p.m. - There will be no charges brought against the second grader according to Luce County Prosecutor's Office.
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UPDATE: Monday, October 8, 3:40 p.m. - More information has been released regarding a small fire that caused a school evacuation Monday morning.
The Newberry Fire Department was dispatched to a fire in the hallway of the Tahquamenon Elementary school at approximately 9:24 a.m. Staff and students were evacuated from the school.
Upon arrival, the elementary wing was engulfed in a dense smoke.
Luce County Sheriff's Department officers investigated and it revealed a second-grade student had utilized a cigarette lighter to burn a 4-foot poster board that hung in the elementary hallway.
One victim was treated at Helen Newberry Joy Hospital for respiratory distress as a result of smoke inhalation.
The student who started the fire has been suspended and police report was submitted to the prosecutor's office.
This is a developing story. TV6, FOX UP, UpperMichigansSource.com, and the TV6 & FOX UP mobile app will have the latest details as they are made available.
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Tahquamenon Area Schools will dismiss at 10:30 a.m. Monday morning to clean up after a small fire in the elementary wing.
No injuries were reported. Students were safely evacuated, the district says.
