Fire-Damaged Charter School Seeks New Site

Classes will not resume until at least Thursday for students of a Hoboken charter school that was severely damaged by fire last week.

Officials with the Hoboken Charter School tell The Jersey Journal that they are trying to find a site where they can hold classes for students in the school's K-8 program.

Seven firefighters were injured and some 200 students had to be evacuated when a three-alarm fire erupted at the school Thursday morning. Roughly 100 students at a nearby school were also evacuated as a precaution.

It's still not clear what sparked the blaze, which started on the second floor of the four-story charter school building.

The structure sustained major fire, smoke, and water damage.
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