East Naples Middle School to remain closed Friday after fire; will reopen on Monday

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The Collier County Public School District announced the reopening of East Naples Middle after a fire broke out on Thursday.

School administrators announced that the middle school will reopen on Monday.

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School will remain out on Friday at East Naples Middle after a fire ignited early Thursday morning.

The Collier County Public School District announced that they have been working throughout the day to clean up the debris and damage left by the fire.

They said the additional day of closure will allow the district to continue working on repairs and return the school to safe conditions over the weekend.

Smoke was seen emanating from the roof of the front office building, located at 4100 Estey Ave., at around 2:17 a.m.

Firefighters arrived to heavy smoke filling up the front office.

Crews had to cut an opening from the roof of the building to tackle the fire.

School administrators canceled classes for students for the day, due to the fire.

In a mass email to parents, administrators wrote that the blaze was contained to just one campus area.

The extent of the building damage has yet to be determined.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

East Naples Middle School was the only school affected.

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