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Virginia High School Evacuated Due To Fire In Bathroom

A small fire forced the evacuation of a Virginia high school shortly after students came to class on Wednesday morning, officials say.

South Lakes High School

South Lakes High School

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Crews from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were called to South Lakes High School in the 11400 block of South Lakes Drive in Reston at around 9:15 a.m. on Jan. 3 to investigate a reported fire.

The building was evacuated as a precaution, and officials say that investigators were quickly able to locate the fire inside a bathroom in the building.

Firefighters were able to survey the situation and extinguished the fire without incident. There were no injuries reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

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