Fire damages Duxbury Montessori school

(Essdras Suarez/Globe Staff)

Staff and some students of the school walked back towards the building after the fire was extinguished.

By Caitlin Castello, Globe Correspondent

A two-alarm fire damaged a Duxbury Montessori school this morning, but the children were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported.

The fire at the Bay Farm Montessori Academy started with an electrical problem in a ceiling fan in a bathroom, Duxbury fire officials said.

"It's an old building," said Fire Captain Peter Goggin. "Both ends were in good shape; the middle section was heavily damaged."

Class was in session when the fire broke out. The evacuation was orderly, Goggin said.

"There was no panic. Everything was done in a timely manner," he said.

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