(NORTH HURON, ON) – The Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with emergency services responded to a fire in the Township of North Huron.
On April 7th, 2026 shortly after 8:00 a.m., members of the Huron County OPP, along with Huron County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and North Huron Fire Department, responded to a reported fire at F.E. Madill Secondary School.
The school has been evacuated, and fire crews successfully contained and extinguished the fire.
One person sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported by EMS to a local hospital.
There is expected to be an increased presence of emergency services in the area. Police are requesting that the public avoid the area.
All student inquires should be directed to the Avon Maitland District School Board at [email protected].
Anyone with video footage related to this incident is requested not to distribute it.
The investigating into this incident remains ongoing, anyone with information is requested to contact the Huron County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or through Crime Stoppers to report anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.