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# Major emergency response as fire spreads through Otley school building
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/major-emergency-response-as-fire-spreads-through-otley-school-building/
- Published: 2024-12-09T17:15:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:28:08.000Z
- Description: A significant fire and rescue operation is underway at Otley Primary School, where flames have spread from toilets to the roof of the building.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Emergency Services, #article, #story-otley-primary-school-fire, Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS), Otley Primary School, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

**Why it matters**: The fire has prompted a large emergency response, with seven fire engines currently at the scene.

**The latest**: Fire crews are battling to contain the blaze, which started in a ground-floor toilet at 15:37 on Monday.

**Details**:

- Fire crews from Ipswich East, Princes Street, Woodbridge and Framlingham are at the scene
- The fire has spread to the roof of the single-storey building, which is roughly 25m x 25m
- Firefighters are using two hose reel jets and a larger covering jet
- An aerial turntable ladder is also being deployed

**The good news**: No casualties have been reported.

**What's next**: Police and fire services are asking the public to avoid the Chapel Road area while firefighting efforts continue.

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