Rock Rapids, Iowa — The Rock Rapids Fire Department was called out on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, for a call in Rock Rapids.
According to Rock Rapids Fire Chief Eric Borman, at about 5:20 p.m., the Rock Rapids Fire Department was called to a fire alarm at Central Lyon High School on South Greene Street.
When they got there, the chief says the fire department found a light haze of smoke in the high school library (also called the “media center.”)
He says the cause of the smoke appeared to be a blower fan that had gone out on an HVAC system.
Chief Borman reports that the damage was limited to the equipment itself. He says they used a thermal imaging camera to find the hot part and ventilated the smoke.
He says the firefighters who responded were on the scene for about 45 minutes.
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