On August 25th at 4:26 p.m. the Salem Fire Department responded to a garbage dumpster fire at Bush Elementary located at 410 14th St SE.
Upon fire crews arrival a fire was contained to a garbage dumpster on the exterior of the school.
The dumpster was located under a covered overhang of the school. When the fire grew large enough, a single sprinkler head above the dumpster extinguished the fire upon fire crew’s arrival saving the school from a disastrous outcome.
On scene fire crews conducted salvage and overhaul of the fire scene to make sure fire did not spread to the interior of the structure.
Fire investigators determined the fire to be incendiary in nature and in conjunction with the Salem Police Department are still continuing the investigation at this time.