Windsor fire truck on Devonshire Road in Windsor, April 2, 2025. Photo by Mark Brown/WindsorNewsToday.ca.Windsor fire truck on Devonshire Road in Windsor, April 2, 2025. Photo by Mark Brown/WindsorNewsToday.ca.
Windsor

Windsor school evacuated after fire set in washroom

Windsor fire officials have confirmed that students and staff at an east-end school are safe after a fire on Thursday.

Windsor Fire and Rescue reported that crews responded to William G. Davis Public School on Rivard Avenue shortly after 11 a.m. on Thursday.

A fire was reported in a second-floor washroom. It was quickly extinguished, although it produced a significant amount of smoke.

An investigator was sent to the scene, and it was determined that the fire was intentionally set.

[tweet id="1978875467538284593"]

Damage was estimated at $100,000.

A suspect was released from Windsor police custody.

No one was injured, and students and staff were taken by bus to W.F. Herman Academy.

Parents will be able to pick up their children there at the regular dismissal time.

Read More Local Stories

New military crosswalk rendering. (Image courtesy of the Sarnia Legion Branch 62)

New military crosswalk in Sarnia to be unveiled

As part of a partnership between the Sarnia Legion Branch 62 and City of Sarnia, an unveiling ceremony will be held at the corner of Christina Street and Wellington Street on Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m.

Members of the Sarnia Police Service entering a Tashmoo Avenue residence on June 4, 2026. (Photo courtesy of the Sarnia Police Service)

Two men arrested in Tashmoo Ave. standoff

Sarnia police said the investigation began on May 29 after the victim was allegedly attacked by acquaintances at a residence near Tashmoo Avenue and Christopher Drive at Aamjiwnaang First Nation.