Susanna Freymark
When Casino’s Fire and Rescue crew arrived at Casino High School just after 5am, today, Monday, May 4, a classroom was already fully alight.
Four fire trucks and 16 firefighters from Casino, Lismore and Goonellabah responded to the emergency, along with police, paramedics, the RFS and Essential Energy workers.
Crews had to wear breathing apparatus. They quickly deployed hose lines to contain and suppress the blaze.
The fire was brought under control at 5:32am and was fully extinguished by 6:19am. 
The fire was contained to a single classroom, which sustained significant fire and water damage.
Firefighters were able to prevent the fire from spreading to adjacent areas, including a nearby music room.
Essential Energy attended and isolated power to the site.
There were no reports of any injuries.
The cause of the fire is not yet known as police begin investigations into the incident.