Fire reported at Durham middle school Thursday morning

The Durham Fire Department responded to a fire at Rogers-Herr Middle School on Thursday morning.

The Fire Department was dispatched at 6:31 a.m. to the school, 911 W. Cornwallis Road, according to a Fire Department press release.

“Firefighters found a large, masonry school with moderate smoke visible from the cafeteria,” the press release states. “The fire was contained to a commercial bun steamer and was quickly extinguished by fire personnel.”

There were no injuries and the school had no damage and planned to open to students and staff as scheduled, the release states.

The fire is under investigation.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

This story was originally published August 8, 2019 at 8:57 AM with the headline "Fire reported at Durham middle school Thursday morning."